1985 Lamb’s first Ashes series at home and his first Ashes win. The series stood at 1-1 after four Tests, before England won the final two Tests. Lamb scored 256 at 36 with a highest score of 67. His most significant if fortuitous intervention in the series however came in the field during the fifth Test in a tense climax when a shot from Australian wicketkeeper Wayne Phillips hit Lambs's boot and bounced to David Gower who claimed a catch. Controversially Phillips was given out, a decision which arguably changed the course of the series. West Indies vs England 1985/86 A 5 Test series against the West Indies resulted in another 5–0 defeat. Lamb was just one of 5 tourists to play all 5 Tests. He scored 224 at 22.4 with a highest score of 62. England vs India 1986 Lamb only played the first two Tests of the series scoring 65 at 16 as England lost the Test series 2–0. Australia vs England 1986/87 Despite England retaining the Ashes in Australia, it wasn't the best of series for Lamb who could only manage 144 runs at 18. England vs West Indies 1988 Back in the side after a year’s absence, Lamb returned to face the might of the West Indies. It was a difficult summer for England using four Captains across the five Tests. Lamb was the second highest English run scorer with 254 at 42. He scored a century in the Second Test at Lords. Injured in the fourth Test, Lamb couldn't play in the final match of the series. This would actually be the end of a West Indian period of domination stretching back as far as the 1960s and was the last West Indian series win in England. England vs Sri Lanka 1988 Lamb returned for the one-off Test against Sri Lanka and scored 63 in the win. England vs Australia 1989 Now 35, Lamb was very much an elder statesman of the team. In the opening Test at Headingley, Lamb scored his only Ashes century. Injured, he was unable to take any further part in the series. West Indies vs England 1989-90 This tour was a signature moments of Lamb’s career. He scored 132 in the opening Test, which England won by 9 wickets. This was the first win of Lamb’s career against the West Indies and the only time he was Man of the