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Australia v England @ Melbourne Cricket Ground
12, 13, 14, 16, 17 March 1977 (five-day match)
Toss: England (field)
Umpires: TF Brooks, MG O'Connell
Match Result: Australia won by 45 runs
1st Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Ian Davis | lbw b John Lever | 5 | 22 | 28 | - | - |
| 2. Rick McCosker | b Bob Willis | 4 | 17 | 33 | - | - |
| 3. Gary Cosier | c Keith Fletcher b John Lever | 10 | 10 | 19 | 2 | - |
| *4. Greg Chappell | b Derek Underwood | 40 | 139 | 234 | - | - |
| 5. David Hookes | c Tony Greig b Chris Old | 17 | 19 | 32 | 2 | - |
| 6. Doug Walters | c Tony Greig b Bob Willis | 4 | 0 | 14 | - | - |
| +7. Rod Marsh | c Alan Knott b Chris Old | 28 | 0 | 91 | 3 | - |
| 8. Gary Gilmour | c Tony Greig b Chris Old | 4 | 20 | 24 | - | - |
| 9. Kerry O'Keeffe | c Mike Brearley b Derek Underwood | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 10. Dennis Lillee | not out | 10 | 53 | 59 | 1 | - |
| 11. Max Walker | b Derek Underwood | 2 | 14 | 14 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-11 (Ian Davis), 2-13 (Rick McCosker), 3-23 (Gary Cosier), 4-45 (David Hookes), 5-51 (Doug Walters), 6-102 (Rod Marsh), 7-114 (Gary Gilmour), 8-117 (Kerry O'Keeffe), 9-136 (Greg Chappell), 138 (Max Walker). |
| Extras | 4b, 2lb, 0w, 8nb, 0pen) 14 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 43.6 ovs) 138 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| John Lever | 12 | 1 | 36 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bob Willis | 8 | 0 | 33 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Chris Old | 12 | 4 | 39 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Derek Underwood | 11.6 | 2 | 16 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Bob Woolmer | c Greg Chappell b Dennis Lillee | 9 | 30 | 43 | 1 | - |
| 2. Mike Brearley | c David Hookes b Dennis Lillee | 12 | 40 | 64 | 1 | - |
| 3. Derek Underwood | c Greg Chappell b Max Walker | 7 | 0 | 28 | 1 | - |
| 4. Derek Randall | c Rod Marsh b Dennis Lillee | 4 | 20 | 35 | - | - |
| 5. Dennis Amiss | c Kerry O'Keeffe b Max Walker | 4 | 0 | 18 | - | - |
| 6. Keith Fletcher | c Rod Marsh b Max Walker | 4 | 0 | 44 | - | - |
| *7. Tony Greig | b Max Walker | 18 | 20 | 24 | 3 | - |
| +8. Alan Knott | lbw b Dennis Lillee | 15 | 0 | 59 | - | - |
| 9. Chris Old | c Rod Marsh b Dennis Lillee | 3 | 17 | 27 | - | - |
| 10. John Lever | c Rod Marsh b Dennis Lillee | 11 | 25 | 39 | 2 | - |
| 11. Bob Willis | not out | 1 | 17 | 20 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-19 (Bob Woolmer), 2-30 (Mike Brearley), 3-34 (Derek Underwood), 4-40 (Dennis Amiss), 5-40 (Derek Randall), 6-61 (Tony Greig), 7-65 (Keith Fletcher), 8-78 (Chris Old), 9-86 (Alan Knott), 95 (John Lever). |
| Extras | 2b, 2lb, 1w, 2nb, 0pen) 7 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 34.3 ovs) 95 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Dennis Lillee | 13.3 | 2 | 26 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
| Max Walker | 15 | 3 | 54 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Kerry O'Keeffe | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Gary Gilmour | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Ian Davis | c Alan Knott b Tony Greig | 68 | 153 | 238 | 6 | - |
| 2. Kerry O'Keeffe | c Bob Willis b Chris Old | 14 | 36 | 50 | 1 | - |
| *3. Greg Chappell | b Chris Old | 2 | 14 | 15 | - | - |
| 4. Gary Cosier | c Alan Knott b John Lever | 4 | 27 | 35 | - | - |
| 5. Doug Walters | c Alan Knott b Tony Greig | 66 | 0 | 213 | 5 | - |
| 6. David Hookes | c Keith Fletcher b Derek Underwood | 56 | 244 | 122 | 9 | - |
| +7. Rod Marsh | not out | 110 | 0 | 295 | 10 | - |
| 8. Gary Gilmour | b John Lever | 16 | 31 | 44 | 1 | - |
| 9. Dennis Lillee | c Dennis Amiss b Chris Old | 25 | 56 | 86 | 3 | - |
| 10. Rick McCosker | c Tony Greig b Chris Old | 25 | 68 | 85 | 3 | - |
| 11. Max Walker | not out | 8 | 24 | 27 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-33 (Kerry O'Keeffe), 2-40 (Greg Chappell), 3-53 (Gary Cosier), 4-132 (Ian Davis), 5-187 (Doug Walters), 6-244 (David Hookes), 7-277 (Gary Gilmour), 8-353 (Dennis Lillee), 9-407 (Rick McCosker). |
| Extras | 0b, 10lb, 0w, 15nb, 0pen) 25 |
| Total | (for 9 wickets, 96.6 ovs) 419 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| John Lever | 21 | 1 | 95 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bob Willis | 22 | 0 | 91 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Chris Old | 27.6 | 2 | 104 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tony Greig | 14 | 3 | 66 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Derek Underwood | 12 | 2 | 38 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Bob Woolmer | lbw b Max Walker | 12 | 36 | 47 | 1 | - |
| 2. Mike Brearley | lbw b Dennis Lillee | 43 | 142 | 170 | 2 | - |
| 3. Derek Randall | c Gary Cosier b Kerry O'Keeffe | 174 | 353 | 446 | 21 | - |
| 4. Dennis Amiss | b Greg Chappell | 64 | 0 | 227 | 3 | - |
| 5. Keith Fletcher | c Rod Marsh b Dennis Lillee | 1 | 0 | 12 | - | - |
| *6. Tony Greig | c Gary Cosier b Kerry O'Keeffe | 41 | 82 | 100 | 7 | - |
| +7. Alan Knott | lbw b Dennis Lillee | 42 | 0 | 81 | 5 | - |
| 8. Chris Old | c Greg Chappell b Dennis Lillee | 2 | 4 | 5 | - | - |
| 9. John Lever | lbw b Kerry O'Keeffe | 4 | 25 | 15 | - | - |
| 10. Derek Underwood | b Dennis Lillee | 7 | 0 | 21 | - | - |
| 11. Bob Willis | not out | 5 | 5 | 10 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-28 (Bob Woolmer), 2-113 (Mike Brearley), 3-279 (Dennis Amiss), 4-290 (Keith Fletcher), 5-346 (Derek Randall), 6-369 (Tony Greig), 7-380 (Chris Old), 8-385 (John Lever), 9-410 (Derek Underwood), 417 (Alan Knott). |
| Extras | 8b, 4lb, 3w, 7nb, 0pen) 22 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 112.4 ovs) 417 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Dennis Lillee | 34.4 | 7 | 139 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Max Walker | 22 | 4 | 83 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Gary Gilmour | 4 | 0 | 29 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Greg Chappell | 16 | 7 | 29 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Kerry O'Keeffe | 33 | 6 | 108 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Doug Walters | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Ian Davis, Kerry O'Keeffe, Greg Chappell, Gary Cosier, Doug Walters, David Hookes, Rod Marsh, Gary Gilmour, Dennis Lillee, Rick McCosker, Max Walker