Editing Allan Border (section)

===Partnership with Simpson===
The ACB recognised that a lack of support had caused the downfall of Kim Hughes as captain. The process of rebuilding the Australian team was complicated by the unavailability of the players who had gone to South Africa. Furthermore, there was no obvious replacement if Border quit (or was dropped) as captain. In an attempt to share Border's workload, and guide the rebuilding of the team, the ACB decided to appoint a permanent coach for the team. Former Australian captain [[Bob Simpson (cricketer)|Bob Simpson]] was sounded out, and he accompanied the team on [[Australian cricket team in New Zealand in 1985-86|the 1986 tour of New Zealand]] as an observer. He accepted the position and his first tour with the team was [[Australian cricket team in India in 1986-87|to India later in the same year]].

During the First Test of the tour at Madras, Border scored 106 and the match ended in a historic [[Tied test|tie]],<ref name="testlist" /> only the second such result in history.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283891.html |title=Records / Test Matches / Team Records / Tied Matches |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=5 November 2014 |archive-date=15 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215225752/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283891.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The other two Tests were drawn, and Border finished the tour with 245 runs at 81.66.<ref name="testlist" /> The 1986–87 Australian season brought another Ashes series, and another series loss. After England won the First Test, consecutive centuries by Border at Perth and Adelaide enabled Australia to secure consecutive draws.<ref name="testlist" /> However, Australia were defeated by an innings in the Boxing Day Test at Melbourne and the team had won only two of their last 22 Tests, and none of their last 14.<ref name="testlist" /> Despite a consolation victory in the Fifth Test [[dead rubber]], ''Wisden'' thought that Border, "lacked spark and the ability to inspire a young team much in need of it. Hard task as he had, he did not look the man to lead the Test team from its troubled run."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/155272.html |title=''Wisden, 1988 edition'': England in Australia 1986–87 |publisher=Content-aus.cricinfo.com |access-date=16 August 2013 |archive-date=7 July 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120707081107/http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/155272.html |url-status=live }}</ref>