Every Ashes is popular for the rivalry between England and Australia. The 1989 Ashes series was also not different. The series came afetr the ashes 1985, which was won by England. The series began with English media calling the Aussies side as “possibly the worst side to ever tour England. It was therefore a matter of prestige for the Kangaroos to perform magic there. The massive victory of Aussies by 4-0 was a sweet revenge against the media. This was just a beginning of 16 years of reign by Australia in the Ashes series(4 in home and 3 away). This striking record was broken later in 2005 by the English side.

The argument that the Aussies team for the Ashes was pathetic, could not be denied by anyone. The Australian team had a deplorable performance in the previous 11 test, with 2 wins, 4 losses and 5 draws. But with tremendous performance they swept the series 4-0.

The first Test at Headingley witnessed 2 centuries from Aussies side, by Mark Taylor and Steve Waugh taking the Aussies score to cross 600 runs. They won the test by 210 runs. The second test again was won by Australia by 6 wickets, getting a lead of 2-0. The third Test of the Ashes was played in Birmingham from 6-11 July, 1989. This match ended in a draw. Dean Jones scored a ton for Aussies side and became Man of the Match.

Even in the fourth match, the lady luck was not with the British side. This time in spite of centuries from Robin Smith and R C Russell, England lost the match by 9 wickets. In the fifth Test also Aussies didn’t let the game go out of the hand. They assured the sweep with the double century of Mark Taylor and a ton by GR Marsh. Aussies won the match by 9 wickets letting the century of R.A Smith go waste.

Australia had won the fourth test by 9 wickets to lead the best of six match 1989 Ashes series 3-0. The sixth Test at the Oval ended in a draw giving a slight relief for the English side. The match saw another century from Dean Jones. After this Ashes, Australia made it a rule to sweep all the Ashes in a row. This flow was stopped in 2005, when England gained back the Ashes cup.

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