ev itable , ▁but ▁when ▁David ▁Bo on ▁swe pt ▁Nick ▁Cook ▁towards ▁the ▁square ▁leg ▁f ence ▁in ▁the ▁ 3 2 nd ▁over ▁of ▁Australia ' s ▁inn ings , ▁the ▁tour ists ▁passed ▁the ▁required ▁mark ▁and ▁gained ▁victory ▁by ▁ 9 ▁w ick ets , ▁reg aining ▁the ▁Ash es ▁which ▁England ▁had ▁held ▁since ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁ ▁Day ▁One ▁ ▁England ▁won ▁the ▁toss ▁and ▁decided ▁to ▁bat ▁first . ▁Law son ▁gave ▁the ▁tour ists ▁an ▁early ▁break through ▁by ▁clean - bow ling ▁Graham ▁Go och ▁for ▁ 1 1 . ▁Tim ▁Robinson , ▁who ▁had ▁come ▁into ▁the ▁side ▁at ▁number ▁three , ▁was ▁out ▁L B W ▁bow led ▁Law son ▁a ▁few ▁o vers ▁later , ▁with ▁England ▁not ▁having ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁score . ▁Curt is ▁again ▁fell ▁cheap ly , ▁clean ▁bow led ▁by ▁Law son ▁for ▁ 2 2 ▁and ▁leaving ▁England ▁struggling ▁at ▁ 5 7 ▁for ▁ 3 . ▁Captain ▁David ▁G ower ▁and ▁the ▁returning ▁South ▁African ▁born ▁Robin ▁Smith ▁worked ▁to ▁restore ▁the ▁inn ings ▁with ▁a ▁dil igent ▁partners hip ▁of ▁ 7 5 ▁for ▁fourth ▁w icket , ▁but ▁G ower ▁was ▁und one ▁by ▁the ▁arm ▁ball ▁of ▁off - sp inner ▁Tre vor ▁H oh ns ▁which ▁struck ▁him ▁in ▁front , ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁given ▁out ▁L B W ▁for ▁a ▁well ▁made ▁ 3 5 . ▁That ▁bought ▁champion ▁b ats man ▁Ian ▁Both am ▁to