▁was ▁highlight ed ▁by ▁Australia ▁only ▁using ▁ 1 2 ▁players ▁for ▁the ▁whole ▁series , ▁compared ▁with ▁England ▁using ▁ 2 9 ▁players . ▁ ▁Squad s ▁England ▁ ▁Manager : ▁▁ ▁Australia ▁ ▁Co ach : ▁Bob ▁Sim pson ▁ ▁Match ▁details ▁ ▁First ▁Test ▁ ▁Australia ▁went ▁into ▁the ▁First ▁Test ▁at ▁He ading ley ▁as ▁major ▁under d ogs ▁having ▁lost ▁the ▁previous ▁two ▁Ash es ▁series ▁both ▁home ▁and ▁away , ▁and ▁also ▁drawing ▁the ▁three ▁match ▁Tex aco ▁Tro phy ▁One ▁Day ▁International ▁series ▁to ▁England . ▁The ▁English ▁press ▁had ▁brand ed ▁the ▁tour ists ▁as ▁' poss ibly ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁worst ▁sides ▁to ▁ever ▁tour ▁England '. ▁ ▁But ▁the ▁Australian ▁side ▁was ▁full ▁of ▁young ▁tal ented ▁confident ▁players , ▁were ▁led ▁well ▁by ▁the ▁g rit ty ▁and ▁determined ▁All an ▁Border ▁and ▁had ▁planned ▁well ▁for ▁the ▁series . ▁ ▁The ▁match ▁was ▁even ly ▁po ised ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁morning ▁of ▁day ▁one , ▁but ▁then ▁brilliant ▁batt ing ▁by ▁a ▁young ▁Mark ▁Taylor ▁and ▁a ▁coming ▁of ▁age ▁by ▁Steve ▁W augh ▁who ▁both ▁scored ▁centuries , ▁took ▁the ▁Austral ians ▁over ▁ 6 0 0 ▁who ▁confident ly ▁declared , ▁and ▁set ▁the ▁tone ▁for ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁series . ▁Australia ▁were ▁not ▁dismiss ed ▁for ▁less ▁than ▁ 4 0 0 ▁all ▁series . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁Test ▁was ▁also ▁marked ▁by ▁the ▁re - emer gence ▁of ▁Terry ▁Ald erman . ▁After ▁his ▁brilliant ▁