1986 Australians that lost wooden spoon series v England

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These are the players used in the 5 test Ashes series in Australia in 1986-87, a time thought by some when Australian cricket had bottomed out

GR Marsh
DC Boon 7422 runs @ 43.65 (last Test Jan 1996)
+TJ Zoehrer
DM Jones 3631 runs @ 46.55 (last Test Sept 1992)
AR Border 11174 runs @ 50.56 (last Test Mar 1994)
GM Ritchie
GRJ Matthews 1849 runs @ 41.08, 61 wickets @ 48.22 (last Test Jan 1993)
SR Waugh 10927 runs @ 51.06, 92 wickets @ 37.44 (last Test Jan 2004)

CD Matthews
MG Hughes 212 wickets @ 28.38 (last Test Mar 1994)
BA Reid 113 wickets @ 24.63 (last Test Nov 1992)
GF Lawson 180 wickets @ 30.56
PR Sleep
CJ McDermott 291 wickets @ 28.63 (last Test Jan 1996)
DM Wellham
PL Taylor

compare the best 11 here to what we have now taking stage of career into account.

look at some of the names here, they're greats of the game many of whom had not yet realized their full potential in 1986. some others were at the top of their game.
 
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