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When Botham asked for spikes of a different kind
December 2006
Simon Lister interviews the key figures behind England's successful tour of Australia, 1986-87
Australia 1 England 2
England's tour of Australia, under the captaincy of Mike Gatting, brought a timely and much-needed boost to English confidence after the tribulations of the previous months
Statistics
The Ashes, 1986/87 (England in Australia Tests)
Most runs | Most wickets | High scores | Best bowling | More
Benson & Hedges Challenge, 1986/87 (Australia, England, Pakistan, West Indies in Australia ODIs)
Most runs | Most wickets | High scores | Best bowling | More
Benson & Hedges World Series Cup, 1986/87 (Australia, England, West Indies in Australia ODIs)
Most runs | Most wickets | High scores | Best bowling | More
England tour of Australia, Nov 1986 - Feb 1987
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 | Pakistan | West Indies | in Australia | Year 2012
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Tour Results
England v West Indies at Melbourne
- Jan 30, 1987
West Indies won by 6 wickets (with 9 balls remaining)
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West Indies won by 6 wickets (with 9 balls remaining)
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