No. 15
They took it down to the wire; then the final, fatal stumble
October 2005
Jeff Thomson, Geoff Miller, Bob Willis and Geoff Lawson recall the Boxing Day Test of 1983, in which England won by three runs
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England in Australia and New Zealand, 1982-83
England's tour of Australia and, very briefly, New Zealand in the winter of 1982-83 had, for them, two redeeming features: one of the most exciting Test matches ever played, at Melbourne immediately after Christmas, resulted in an English victory,
Statistics
The Ashes, 1982/83 (England in Australia Tests)
Most runs | Most wickets | High scores | Best bowling | More
Benson & Hedges World Series Cup, 1982/83 (Australia, England, New Zealand in Australia ODIs)
Most runs | Most wickets | High scores | Best bowling | More
England tour of Australia, Nov 1982 - Feb 1983
Tour records | Averages - First-class | List A | All
Test matches
Overall | Australia | England | in Australia | Australia v England | Year 2012
One-Day Internationals
Overall | Australia | England | New Zealand | in Australia | Year 2012
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Tour Results
England v New Zealand at Adelaide
- Jan 29, 1983
New Zealand won by 4 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)
New Zealand won by 4 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)
Australia v England at Melbourne
- Jan 23, 1983
Australia won by 5 wickets (with 14 balls remaining)
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Australia won by 5 wickets (with 14 balls remaining)
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