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Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium, Raipur

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157/4

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(19/20 ov, target 158)160/5
SL Legends won by 5 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)
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Test • Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
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(54.5 ov)205 & 135
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365
India won by an innings and 25 runs
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FC • Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
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TAS

(38 ov)188 & 64/2
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VIC

199
Day 2 - Tasmania lead by 53 runs. CRR: 1.68
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FC • Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane
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(96 ov)325/3
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Day 1 - Queensland chose to field. CRR: 3.38
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FC • Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
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(96 ov)298/4
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Day 1 - South Aust chose to bat. CRR: 3.10
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Australia tour of England 1981
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    6th Test, London, Aug 27 - 31 1981, Australia tour of England
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    AUS

    352 & 344/9d
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    ENG

    (95 ov, target 383)314 & 261/7
    Match drawn
    result
    5th Test, Manchester, Aug 13 - 17 1981, Australia tour of England
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    ENG

    231 & 404
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    AUS

    (135.5 ov, target 506)130 & 402
    England won by 103 runs
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    4th Test, Birmingham, Jul 30 - Aug 3 1981, Australia tour of England
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    ENG

    189 & 219
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    AUS

    (67 ov, target 151)258 & 121
    England won by 29 runs
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    3rd Test, Leeds, Jul 16 - 20 1981, Australia tour of England
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    AUS

    (36.1 ov, target 130)401/9d & 111
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    ENG

    (f/o) 174 & 356
    England won by 18 runs
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    2nd Test, London, Jul 2 - 6 1981, Australia tour of England
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    ENG

    311 & 265/8d
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    AUS

    (48.5 ov, target 232)345 & 90/4
    Match drawn
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    1st Test, Nottingham, Jun 18 - 22 1981, Australia tour of England
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    185 & 125
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    AUS

    (54.1 ov, target 132)179 & 132/6
    Australia won by 4 wickets
    result
    3rd ODI, Leeds, Jun 8 1981, Australia tour of England
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    AUS

    236/8
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    ENG

    (46.5/55 ov, target 237)165
    Australia won by 71 runs
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    2nd ODI, Birmingham, Jun 6 1981, Australia tour of England
    AUS Flag

    AUS

    249/8
    ENG Flag

    ENG

    (54.5/55 ov, target 250)247
    Australia won by 2 runs
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    1st ODI, London, Jun 4 1981, Australia tour of England
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    AUS

    210/7
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    ENG

    (51.4/55 ov, target 211)212/4
    England won by 6 wickets (with 20 balls remaining)
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Shootout at Trent Bridge
Shootout at Trent Bridge

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England in wonderland
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Cheer up, mate
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The subject of substitute fielders has attracted considerable comment and the ICC is set to clamp down on their use. It was an issue that was high on the agenda twenty-seven years ago

†ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA 1981
†ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA 1981

At Lord"s, June 4

†ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA 1981
†ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA 1981

At Birmingham, June 6

†ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA 1981
†ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA 1981

At Leeds, June, 8

ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA 1981
ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA 1981

At Nottingham, June 18, 19, 20, 21

ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA 1981
ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA 1981

Lord's and Test-match time in recent years have become synonymous with bad weather, controversy and abysmal public relations, redeemed only partially by isolated individual performances

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Allan Border
Allan Border
lhb

533

Innings: 12Average: 59.22
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Ian Botham
rhb

399

Innings: 12Average: 36.27
Geoff Boycott portrait
Geoff Boycott
rhb

392

Innings: 12Average: 32.66
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Terry Alderman portrait
Terry Alderman
rfm

42

Innings: 12Average: 21.26
Dennis Lillee
Dennis Lillee
rf

39

Innings: 12Average: 22.30
Ian Botham portrait
Ian Botham
rfm

34

Innings: 12Average: 20.58
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