113* (280 balls, 11 fours) England v Australia, Trent Bridge, Third Test, 1993
England, two matches down in the series, ring the changes, Thorpe is one of four newbies brought in for a Test debut; in the third innings he shares a 150-run partnership with his put-upon skipper Gooch to put England in a position from which, for the first time that summer, they could attack the Aussies. On the final afternoon Andy Caddick takes three quick wickets and at one stage Australia are 115-6, but Steve Waugh and Brendon Julian dig in to ensure the Aussies escape with a draw, six wickets down.
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