Played at Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane 25,26,27,28,29 November 1994 (5-day match) Toss Australia, who chose to bat Series Australia led the 5-match series 1-0
You aren’t going to win any test match by making 167 after the other team makes 426 in their first innings. Typical of England against Australia in the 90’s. We would only find the fight or the form once the game or series was lost.
Mike Atherton was a terrible captain with a poor batting average. I will never understand how he played so many games. Must have had some real friends at the MCC. As for the famous battle with Donald, he should have been out.
Smith was very very poor in the '93 Ashes particularly against Warne and May, that's why England left him at home. He was great against pace, not so much against quality spin.
No doubt Warne was great bowler but England and South Africa were very poor at spin, particularly at Shame warne, they were afraid to face him, so many times they will be beaten by normal deliveries
Illingworth left Angus Fraser out of the touring party (allegedly because he had an ordinary series against New Zealand) but then had to call him after a few bowlers were injured. Guess what? The bowling standard improved a lot after his arrival.
He as illingworth's pick because he believed he was the best English player of spin but had a poor series and averaged only 22 in the Tests. No wonder he retired from international cricket at the end of it.
