Ashes in 80s - 1989 Ashes Series

The 1989 Ashes series was a series of Test cricket matches contested between England and Australia for the Ashes. It formed part of the 1989 Australian tour of England. The six-Test series began on 8 June 1989 at Headingley in Leeds and ended on 29 August 1989 at The Oval in London.
Australia won the series 4-0 to win the Ashes for the first time since 1982-83, and the first time in England since 1975. Australia would go on to retain the Ashes until 2005, winning four series at home and a further three in England during this period.
The one-sidedness of the series was highlighted by Australia only using 12 players for the whole series, compared with England using 29 players.

[@lordadmiral]

This started the Australian Ashes dominance until 2005...

[@NickWard-f6l]

Amazing Botham was involved with England till 92 ..

[@markhobson5769]

My favourite Ashes Series of all-time, the 1989 one, because it featured Geoff Marsh, out of all the 73 Ashes Series since its inception in 1882/83 & it's the only one IMO that, a) I'm obsessed with, & b) it stands out for me in the history of The Ashes.

[@johncourtneidge]

Did the sound cut out at the end?

[@briansukhu4392]

Thanks for uploading these. I saw them on TV. I am glad I can watch them again and again

[@kevinhisee4265]

3-2 England overall in the '80's' but 1989 kind of levelled their superiority. Gatting being captain could have made a difference, but the one day series suggested they'd made the right decision and there wasn't much between the teams. The Australia made 600 and England didn't recover for 16 years.

[@mervyncharter]

Only the weather and some conservative Allan Border Declarations stopped Australia from winning this series 6-0.. Why don`t they play 6 test Ashes series anymore?

[@jamescoupland131]

The England set up in those days was a joke.