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Having won the toss, Australia chose to bat and carded 401-9 declared, with John Dyson constructing a diligent 102 and half-centuries coming from Kim Hughes and Graham Yallop.
His memorial service last March was attended by Australian Prime Minister John Howard and many famous cricket names including Sir Viv Richards, and former Australian cricket captains Richie Benaud, Bill Lawry, Greg Chappell and Graham Yallop.