Lowest Test innings totals by each of the top 10 team

#5 England (45 vs Australia at Sydney, 1887)

The Australian team in 1887

It was Australia who won the toss and asked England to bat. The English batsmen were steamrolled by the bowling pair of Charlie Turner and J.J.Ferris as the English succumbed to their lowest ever test score till date. Turner took 6 and Ferris finished with four as England were bowled out for 45. IN fact, apart from George Lohmann, no batsman could cross double digits.

Despite their poor batting performance, the bowlers stood up and performed to their potential. George Lohmann and Dick Barlow both picked up 3 wickets each as the Aussies were bowled out for a meagre 119. Despite their poor batting performance, Australians managed to get a crucial lead 74.

On a difficult pitch, the English batsmen performed better in their 2nd essay scoring 184. The target of 110 looked relatively comfortable but the English bowlers had other plans. Billy Barnes picked up 6 wickets as the Aussies were bowled out for 97 in the 2nd innings, handing England an unexpected victory by 13 runs.