The Ashes: 10 greatest Tests of all time
The Ashes series has been going on for years now, but there are some games that have been close to fans' hearts.
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4. MCG, 1982/83
The MCG Test in the 1982/83 season saw England beat Australia by just 3 runs in a thrilling Test. After a poor start with the bat, England scored 284 thanks to fifties from Chris Tavare and Allan Lamb. In reply, Australia scored 287 with Kim Hughes, David Hookes and Rod Marsh scoring fifties.
In the second innings, Graeme Fowler's 67-run knock at the top of the order laid the foundation for England's total of 294 runs. Set a target of 292 runs, Australia were reeling at 71 for 3 before Hughes and David Hookes shared 100 runs for the fourth wicket to revive their team's hopes.
However, the floodgates opened once Geoff Miller dismissed Hughes for 48. Two runs later, Hookes departed too after scoring 68. Soon Australia found themselves reeling at 218 for 9. With 74 runs still needed, England looked set to register a comfortable win only to see Allan Border and Jeff Thomson gave them a huge score. The duo added 70 runs for the final wicket and when Australia needed just 4 runs to win the game, Ian Botham dismissed Thomson.
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