5 of the lowest points for England in the Ashes

#4 Headingley, 1989

Terry Alderman's bowling precipitated Australia's win

When Allan Border's young team came to England in 1989, the Australians were rank outsiders. They had lost the last two Ashes, and it was quite natural that no one gave them a chance to win the trophy that year.

In the very first Test at Headingley, however, Australia showed that they were there to compete, and claimed a victory that went on to signal a power shift in the rivalry.

Having scored 601 in the first innings and dismissed England for 430, the Australians set England an improbable target of 402 in 83 overs. A draw looked like the most likely result, and when England reached 67 for the loss of only one wicket, there was hardly any doubt that the match was going to end in a draw.

However, swing bowler Terry Alderman had other ideas - he took five wickets to trigger a collapse, and England were dismissed for 191 in 55.1 overs.

Australia went on to win the series 4-0 and heralded an era of dominance that would last 16 years.