▁the ▁pick s ▁seemed ▁more ▁likely ▁to ▁have ▁come ▁from ▁the ▁chance ▁to ▁expose ▁them ▁to ▁the ▁top ▁level ▁rather ▁than ▁hope ▁that ▁they ▁might ▁prove ▁compet itive ▁against ▁a ▁clearly ▁superior ▁Australian ▁side . ▁Australia ▁remained ▁un changed ▁since ▁the ▁second ▁test . ▁ ▁Australia ▁won ▁the ▁toss , ▁batt ed , ▁and ▁compiled ▁over ▁ 4 0 0 ▁runs ▁for ▁the ▁sixth ▁time ▁in ▁as ▁many ▁tests . ▁Only ▁rain ▁inter ru ptions ▁denied ▁Australia ▁the ▁chance ▁of ▁victory . ▁England ' s ▁bow lers ▁again ▁looked ▁out ▁of ▁their ▁depth ▁against ▁an ▁in - form ▁Australian ▁top ▁order ▁led ▁by ▁cent ur ion ▁Dean ▁Jones ' ▁spark ling ▁ 1 2 2 ▁from ▁ 1 8 0 ▁balls . ▁In ▁reply ▁England ▁were ▁once ▁again ▁dismiss ed ▁for ▁under ▁ 3 0 0 , ▁despite ▁excellent ▁half - cent uries ▁to ▁captain ▁David ▁G ower ▁and ▁bow ler ▁Glad stone ▁Small . ▁ ▁Australia ▁took ▁their ▁second ▁inn ings ▁to ▁ 2 1 9 ▁for ▁ 4 ▁declared , ▁thanks ▁to ▁half - cent uries ▁from ▁All an ▁Border ▁and ▁first ▁inn ings ▁cent ur ion ▁Jones , ▁setting ▁England ▁an ▁unlikely ▁target ▁of ▁ 4 0 3 ▁in ▁a ▁day . ▁Rain ▁again ▁interven ed , ▁but ▁despite ▁the ▁inter ru ptions ▁the ▁Australian ▁bow lers ▁made ▁every ▁effort ▁to ▁s que e ze ▁victory ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁short ened ▁match , ▁reducing ▁England ▁to ▁ 1 4 3 ▁for ▁ 5 , ▁despite ▁a ▁well ▁made ▁ 7