▁side ▁tout ed ▁as ▁supposed ly ▁the ▁worst ▁to ▁ever ▁tour ▁England ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁series , ▁the ▁England ▁side ▁entered ▁the ▁fifth ▁test ▁looking ▁dem oral ised ▁and ▁de ject ed . ▁The ▁English ▁select ors ▁once ▁again ▁cho pped ▁and ▁changed ▁their ▁line - up , ▁including ▁the ▁addition ▁of ▁two ▁new ▁debut ants ▁– ▁Michael ▁A ther ton , ▁and ▁Dev on ▁Mal col m . ▁Despite ▁the ▁series ▁having ▁already ▁been ▁decided , ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁fifth ▁test ▁at ▁Tr ent ▁Bridge ▁which ▁truly ▁defined ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁Ash es ▁series . ▁Having ▁won ▁the ▁toss ▁and ▁confident ly ▁decided ▁to ▁bat , ▁Border ' s ▁charges ▁p iled ▁on ▁the ▁runs ▁once ▁again . ▁The ▁opening ▁stand ▁of ▁ 3 2 9 ▁between ▁Mark ▁Taylor ▁and ▁Geoff ▁Marsh ▁which ▁last ed ▁for ▁nearly ▁four ▁sessions , ▁the ▁highest ▁opening ▁stand ▁in ▁an ▁Ash es ▁test , ▁in ▁any ▁test ▁in ▁England , ▁and ▁the ▁fifth ▁highest ▁partners hip ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁w icket ▁in ▁all ▁tests . ▁Their ▁stand ▁allowed ▁Australia ▁to ▁bat ▁throughout ▁day ▁ 2 ▁and ▁well ▁into ▁the ▁third , ▁reaching ▁ 6 0 0 ▁for ▁the ▁second ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁series ▁before ▁declaring ▁their ▁inn ings ▁closed ▁with ▁ 6 ▁w ick ets ▁down . ▁ ▁With ▁Terry ▁Ald erman ▁again ▁demol ishing ▁the ▁dem oral ised ▁England ▁batt ing ▁line - up , ▁taking ▁ 5 ▁for ▁ 6 9 ▁to ▁restrict ▁them ▁to ▁ 2 5