Notes
--> The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.
--> SR Waugh (1) passed 17500 runs in First-Class Matches when he reached 35
--> MJ Slater (2) passed 3500 runs in Test Matches when he reached 108
--> MA Butcher (2) passed 1000 runs in Test Matches when he reached 26
--> D Gough completed a hat-trick in the Australia first innings (Healy, MacGill, Miller)
--> DW Headley reached 50 wickets in Test Matches when he dismissed MJ Slater, his 2nd wicket in the Australia first innings
--> SCG MacGill achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Test Matches in the England first innings (previous best was 5-66)
--> GD McGrath reached 200 wickets in Test Matches when he dismissed AJ Stewart, his 1st wicket in the England first innings
--> SCG MacGill achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class Matches when he dismissed PM Such in the England second innings (previous best was 6-34)
--> SCG MacGill achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Test Matches when he dismissed DW Headley in the England second innings (previous best was 5-57)
Lunch: Australia 101/3 (ME Waugh 26*, SR Waugh 22*, 26 overs) Tea: Australia 214/3 (ME Waugh 78*, SR Waugh 81*, 58 overs) Attendance: 42,124 (sellout). Biggest Test crowd at the SCG since January 3, 1976 (53001, Day 1 v WI), and the biggest since ground capacity was reduced in the 1980's. Lunch: England 82/2 (Hussain 22*, Ramprakash 12*, 30 overs) Tea: England 161/5 (Crawley 16*, Hegg 8*, 60 overs) England 1st innings 1x5 ball over Attendance: 38,912. Lunch: Australia 74/4 (Slater 47*, Healy 0*, 34 overs) Tea: Australia 178/7 (Slater 122*, MacGill 5*, 61 overs) Attendance: 33,492. Lunch: England 175/7 (Tudor 3*, Headley 12*, 60 overs) Attendance: 27,754. Match total: 142,282.
