History of Australian cricket at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Returning to the subcontinent for the World Cup in 1987, Australia surprised the cricket world by defeating England at Eden Gardens in Kolkata to win the tournament with a disciplined brand of cricket. By the 1989 Ashes tour, the development of players such as Steve Waugh and David Boon and the discovery of Mark Taylor and Ian Healy had reaped rewards. The 4-0 drubbing of England was the first time since 1934 that Australia had recovered the Ashes away from home and marked the resurgence of Australia as a cricketing power. Australia
Early life of Mark and Steve Waugh and lead the Australian pace attack for the next decade. Mark scored 123 in the Second Test at the Adelaide Oval, before Steve scored 187 in the Third Test at Melbourne as Australia won 1–0. During the season, the brothers began life after high school. Mark did not contemplate going to university and both became sports equipment salesmen. Steve had enrolled in a teaching course, but withdrew after a few lectures. Both brothers made their maiden First XI century during the season; Mark scored 108 against Mosman, while Steve scored centuries against Sydney University and Waverley. At the start of