▁an ▁embar rass ing ▁first ▁inn ings ▁at ▁ 7 5 ▁for ▁ 5 ▁when ▁veter an ▁all - round er ▁Ian ▁Both am , ▁still ▁not ▁back ▁to ▁his ▁best , ▁came ▁to ▁the ▁w icket . ▁Although ▁there ▁was ▁not ▁much ▁chance ▁of ▁him ▁repeating ▁his ▁match - win ning ▁hero ics ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁Ash es ▁series , ▁Both am ▁was ▁determined ▁to ▁help ▁England ▁avoid ▁defeat . ▁He ▁and ▁w icket - keeper ▁Jack ▁Russell ▁put ▁on ▁ 9 6 ▁for ▁the ▁sixth ▁w icket ▁to ▁stabil ise ▁England ' s ▁inn ings . ▁Both am ▁was ▁finally ▁bow led ▁by ▁Mer v ▁Hugh es ▁for ▁ 4 6 , ▁and ▁Jack ▁Russell ▁went ▁soon ▁after ▁for ▁ 4 2 , ▁leaving ▁England ▁at ▁ 1 7 1 ▁for ▁ 7 , ▁but ▁Australia ' s ▁hopes ▁of ▁an ▁unlikely ▁victory ▁were ▁f ading . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁day ▁four ▁England ▁finished ▁ 1 8 5 ▁for ▁ 7 , ▁with ▁John ▁Emb ure y ▁( 2 ) ▁and ▁Ang us ▁F ras er ▁( 1 2 ) ▁at ▁the ▁cre ase . ▁ ▁Day ▁Five ▁ ▁All an ▁Border ▁would ▁have ▁still ▁held ▁out ▁a ▁faint ▁hope ▁of ▁victory ▁on ▁the ▁morning ▁of ▁day ▁five , ▁but ▁it ▁seemed ▁unlikely . ▁F ras er ▁failed ▁to ▁add ▁to ▁his ▁over night ▁score ▁and ▁was ▁run ▁out ▁for ▁ 1 2 ▁soon ▁after ▁the ▁res umption . ▁Emb ure y ▁and ▁Graham ▁D ille