AUSTRALIA vs ENGLAND, 1990/1991 WSC G11, SCG, AUS INN

New Years Day 1991 saw England try to win their way into the finals by beating Australia at the SCG. Graham Gooch won the toss and sent the Australians into bat, having been awarded an OBE that morning.

TEAMS

AUSTRALIA: Geoff MARSH, David BOON, Dean JONES, Mark WAUGH, Steve WAUGH, Allan BORDER (C), Simon O'DONNELL, Ian HEALY, Peter TAYLOR, Carl RACKEMANN, Terry ALDERMAN

ENGLAND: Graham GOOCH (C), Wayne LARKINS, Mike ATHERTON, Robin SMITH, Alec STEWART, John MORRIS, Phil DE FREITAS, Gladstone SMALL, Eddie HEMMINGS, Angus FRASER, Phil TUFNELL

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• Australia
• England
• WSC
• 1990
• 1991
• ODI
• Cricket
• SCG

[grezzbop]

i overheard geoffrey boycott talking in england in 1991, he said "i've got five cats, my cats could field better than Phillip Tufnell"

[jimmypince]

never forgot this classic, i remember tuffnell need a 4 off the last ball (he swung and missed) after some tremendous hitting from gus fraser (40 odd not out) got england back in the match. also remember david gower getting a real bum lbw decision in this match

[thedys70]

@eydiot909 Yes, O'Donnell's non-selection by uber-turd John Benaud and his merry band of arseclown selectors cost us the 1992 World Cup at home. Nobody to pinch hit down the order. Jones' farcical test axing in December 1992 for Martyn, was only the start of an Anti-Victorian bias which still exists to this day.  Back then the Australian team was stacked with under-performing NSW and Qld players, defended by coach and selectors, while the best Shield players rotted away in wait.

[ludocrat]

Thought I'd watch this just to remind myself what a losing England team looks like - against Australia, that is ;)

[IanGorton]

Is the England Innings on here too?

[eydiot909]

I remember this game. Tuffnell's missfield. O'Donnell's hitting (should have played 1992 World Cup) and England losing. Liked the England uniform and all.

[aarifboy]

Mark Waugh played at expense of Dean Jones n Damien Martyn.Mark was better than both of them in fact better than all batsmen of his team in his era.

[fingersmolloy]

dean jones was and always will be the creator of good cricket, but not as good as harold larwood

[mholt7]

Oh my goodness gracious me you would not believe that it was possible, classic Tony Grieg

[0586730O2]

agreed,... gladstone small!! what happened to him!

[IanGorton]

He would've had time to walk up to teh stumps and still get the run out.