The

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toured Australia in the 1978–79 season to play a six-match

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series against Australia for

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. England won the series 5-1, thereby retaining The Ashes. This series was often over shadowed by Kerry Packer's

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which meant many players from both sides were absent, including

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. Australia were more handicapped which opened the way for England and their captain

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. The side was managed by Doug Insole,

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assistant-manager/coach and physiotherapist Bernard Thomas was given credit as the prime reason for England's supreme fitness.

Test series summary

''Note: Each over consists of 8 balls.''

First Test

Second Test

Third Test

Fourth Test

Fifth Test

Sixth Test

One Day Internationals (ODIs)

The ODI series was contested over five games, with innings of maximum 40 eight-ball overs. Australia won the series 2-1, with one match abandoned and one no result.

1st ODI

2nd ODI

Only 40 minutes of play were possible before rain caused the match to be called off. During the brief action,

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dismissed Graeme Wood caught behind for six.

3rd ODI

Australia chose to bat first on a pitch of variable bounce, but from a position of 52 for two then collapsed to be all out for 101, with Man of the Match Mike Hendrick claiming 4/25 and Ian Botham 3/16. England reached the required target for the loss of only three wickets and with more than ten overs to spare;

fell early, bowled for a duck by

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, but

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anchored the innings with a patient 39 not out off 107 balls.

4th ODI

5th ODI

Annual reviews

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1979 *

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1980

References

External links

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