England vs Australia, 5th Test at Birmingham, Aug 15 1985 - Match Result

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5th Test, Birmingham, August 15 - 20, 1985, Australia tour of England

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Australia

335 & 142

England

595/5d

England won by an innings and 118 runs

Player Of The Match

Richard Ellison

, ENG

6/77 & 4/27

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Australia1st Inn

335/10(113.5 overs)

Kepler Wessels

83 (205)

Richard Ellison

6/77 (31.5)

Geoff Lawson

53 (93)

Phil Edmonds

1/47 (20)

England1st Inn

595/5(134 overs)

David Gower

215 (314)

Geoff Lawson

2/135 (37)

Tim Robinson

148 (294)

Craig McDermott

2/155 (31)

Australia2nd Inn

142/10(64.1 overs)

Wayne Phillips

59 (90)

Richard Ellison

4/27 (9)

Greg Ritchie

20 (102)

Ian Botham

3/52 (14.1)

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Match details

GroundEdgbaston, Birmingham

TossEngland, elected to field first

Series

Australia tour of England

Season1985

Player Of The Match

Richard Ellison

Series resultEngland led the 6-match series 2-1

Match numberTest no. 1021

Match daysday (5-day match)

Test debut

Les Taylor

Umpires

David Constant

David Shepherd

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ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA 1985

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