English cricket team in Australia in 1978–79
The England cricket team toured Australia in the 1978-79 season to play a six-match Test series against Australia for The Ashes. England won the series 5-1, thereby retaining The Ashes. This series was often over shadowed by Kerry Packer's World Series Cricket which meant many players from both sides were absent, including Greg Chappell. Australia were more handicapped which opened the way for England and their captain Mike Brearley.
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English cricket team in Australia in 1978–79
The England cricket team toured Australia in the 1978-79 season to play a six-match Test series against Australia for The Ashes. England won the series 5-1, thereby retaining The Ashes. This series was often over shadowed by Kerry Packer's World Series Cricket which meant many players from both sides were absent, including Greg Chappell. Australia were more handicapped which opened the way for England and their captain Mike Brearley.
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The England cricket team toure ...... d their captain Mike Brearley.
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AMJ Hilditch made his Test debut.
AR Border made his Test debut.
JA Maclean and RM Hogg made their Test debut.
PH Carlson and KJ Wright made their Test debut.
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result
Australia won by 103 runs
England won by 166 runs
England won by 205 runs
England won by 7 wickets
England won by 9 wickets
England won by 93 runs
runs-team1-inns
DW Randall 150
runs-team2-inns
DW Randall 74*
JM Brearley 20*
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score-team2-inns
toss
Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
Australia won the toss and elected to field.
England won the toss and elected to bat.
umpires
AR Crafter and DG Weser
RA French and MG O'Connell
RC Bailhache and MG O'Connell
RC Bailhache and RA French
RC Bailhache and TF Brooks
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wickets-team1-inns
IT Botham 4/57
JD Higgs 5/148
JE Emburey 3/30
RGD Willis 3/69
RGD Willis 4/44
wickets-team2-inns
IT Botham 4/42
JE Emburey 4/46
M Hendrick 3/19
RGD Willis 2/33
RGD Willis 5/44
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The England cricket team toure ...... d their captain Mike Brearley.
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English cricket team in Australia in 1978–79
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