▁was ▁named ▁man - of - the - match ▁for ▁his ▁first ▁inn ings ▁ 1 2 2 ▁and ▁second ▁inn ings ▁ 5 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁match ▁ended ▁in ▁a ▁draw ▁with ▁Australia ▁winning ▁the ▁best ▁of ▁six ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁Ash es ▁series ▁ 4 – 0 . ▁ ▁Post - Series ▁All an ▁Border ' s ▁tour ists ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁Australian ▁side ▁to ▁win ▁an ▁Ash es ▁series ▁in ▁England ▁since ▁Ian ▁Ch app ell ' s ▁tour ists ▁won ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁Ash es ▁series ▁in ▁England . ▁In ▁doing ▁so ▁they ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁Australian ▁side ▁to ▁reg ain ▁the ▁Ash es ▁in ▁England ▁since ▁Bill ▁Wood full ' s ▁side ▁did ▁so ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁Ash es ▁series . ▁ ▁The ▁Australian ▁series ▁victory ▁began ▁a ▁ 1 4 - year ▁period ▁of ▁Australian ▁domin ance ▁that ▁would ▁see ▁the ▁Austral ians ▁win ▁the ▁next ▁three ▁Ash es ▁series ▁in ▁England , ▁and ▁four ▁Ash es ▁series ▁in ▁Australia , ▁until ▁England ▁eventually ▁reg ained ▁the ▁Ash es ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁Ash es ▁series . ▁ ▁It ▁also ▁marked ▁a ▁turning ▁point ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁Australian ▁cr icket ▁team , ▁which ▁had ▁strugg led ▁to ▁come ▁to ▁terms ▁with ▁the ▁impact ▁of ▁World ▁Series ▁Cr icket ▁throughout ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁and ▁was ▁at ▁an ▁all - time ▁low . ▁The ▁ 1 9 8 9