Edited sentence: Australia had last been defeated at Lord's in 1934, however the draw here ended a run of 18 consecutive results for the visiting team.Butcher and Atherton constructed the majority of the innings, with 87 and 77 respectively, and some quick scoring by Thorpre and Crawley – who both remained not out – allowed England to reach their score at 3.36 runs an over.England lost the toss and were put into bat, on a difficult pitch, and were dismissed for 77 thanks to eight wickets from McGrath.England replied with a more solid 266 for four, declaring quickly to have a chance at Australia.It was the lowest England total since 1888, and the third best performance with the ball by an Australian Test player.Only Hussain, Thrope and Gough reached double figures, Thorpe top-scoring with 21.Paul Reiffel took the two other wickets, and Australia quickly surpassed the low target with only two wickets down.Stewart had left the field for part of the innings due to back spasms, and Crawley had kept wicket.Thanks to a knock of 112 from Elliott, Australia declared at 213/7.The declaration came after Butcher fell, and the game safely batted out to a draw.The second Test match was affected by rain