the tour with ramprakash in charge of batting was the seven match odi series with sri lanka. england did not pass 300 once in the series, with their highest score being 292. england lost the series 5–2. england then toured australia for a tri-series with india and australia. england went past 300 in the fourth game of the series against australia. they reached the final after beating india twice, but lost the final to australia, being dismissed for 166.