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Australia v England @ Sydney Cricket Ground
4, 5, 6, 8 January 1980 (five-day match)
Toss: Australia (field)
Umpires: RC Bailhache, WJ Copeland
Match Result: Australia won by 6 wickets
1st Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Graham Gooch | b Dennis Lillee | 18 | 72 | 87 | - | - |
| 2. Geoff Boycott | b Geoff Dymock | 8 | 0 | 15 | 1 | - |
| 3. Derek Randall | c Greg Chappell b Dennis Lillee | 0 | 10 | 9 | - | - |
| 4. Peter Willey | c Julien Wiener b Geoff Dymock | 8 | 24 | 32 | 1 | - |
| *5. Mike Brearley | c Len Pascoe b Geoff Dymock | 7 | 45 | 64 | - | - |
| 6. David Gower | b Greg Chappell | 3 | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| 7. Ian Botham | c Greg Chappell b Len Pascoe | 27 | 22 | 27 | 1 | 1 |
| +8. Bob Taylor | c Rod Marsh b Dennis Lillee | 10 | 20 | 30 | - | - |
| 9. Graham Dilley | not out | 22 | 45 | 52 | 2 | - |
| 10. Bob Willis | c Julien Wiener b Geoff Dymock | 3 | 8 | 6 | - | - |
| 11. Derek Underwood | c Allan Border b Dennis Lillee | 12 | 0 | 19 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-10 (Geoff Boycott), 2-13 (Derek Randall), 3-31 (Peter Willey), 4-38 (Graham Gooch), 5-41 (David Gower), 6-74 (Ian Botham), 7-75 (Mike Brearley), 8-90 (Bob Taylor), 9-98 (Bob Willis), 123 (Derek Underwood). |
| Extras | 0b, 0lb, 0w, 5nb, 0pen) 5 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 44.3 ovs) 123 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Dennis Lillee | 13.3 | 4 | 40 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Geoff Dymock | 17 | 6 | 42 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Len Pascoe | 9 | 4 | 14 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Greg Chappell | 4 | 1 | 19 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jim Higgs | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Rick McCosker | c David Gower b Bob Willis | 1 | 16 | 22 | - | - |
| 2. Julien Wiener | run out ( > > ) | 22 | 50 | 66 | 2 | - |
| 3. Ian Chappell | c Mike Brearley b Graham Gooch | 42 | 0 | 105 | 3 | - |
| *4. Greg Chappell | c Bob Taylor b Derek Underwood | 3 | 27 | 35 | - | - |
| 5. Kim Hughes | c Bob Taylor b Ian Botham | 18 | 0 | 44 | 1 | - |
| 6. Allan Border | c Graham Gooch b Ian Botham | 15 | 0 | 79 | - | - |
| +7. Rod Marsh | c Derek Underwood b Graham Gooch | 7 | 0 | 21 | - | - |
| 8. Dennis Lillee | c Mike Brearley b Ian Botham | 5 | 18 | 17 | - | - |
| 9. Geoff Dymock | c Bob Taylor b Ian Botham | 4 | 6 | 7 | 1 | - |
| 10. Len Pascoe | not out | 10 | 15 | 29 | 2 | - |
| 11. Jim Higgs | b Derek Underwood | 2 | 14 | 20 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-18 (Rick McCosker), 2-52 (Julien Wiener), 3-71 (Greg Chappell), 4-92 (Ian Chappell), 5-100 (Kim Hughes), 6-114 (Rod Marsh), 7-121 (Dennis Lillee), 8-129 (Geoff Dymock), 9-132 (Allan Border), 145 (Jim Higgs). |
| Extras | 2b, 12lb, 2w, 0nb, 0pen) 16 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 58.2 ovs) 145 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ian Botham | 17 | 7 | 29 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bob Willis | 11 | 3 | 30 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Derek Underwood | 13.2 | 3 | 39 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Graham Dilley | 5 | 1 | 13 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Peter Willey | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Graham Gooch | 11 | 4 | 16 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Graham Gooch | c Greg Chappell b Geoff Dymock | 4 | 8 | 7 | 1 | - |
| 2. Geoff Boycott | c Rick McCosker b Len Pascoe | 18 | 0 | 59 | 1 | - |
| 3. Peter Willey | b Len Pascoe | 3 | 28 | 32 | - | - |
| *4. Mike Brearley | c Rod Marsh b Len Pascoe | 19 | 85 | 116 | - | - |
| 5. Derek Underwood | c Allan Border b Geoff Dymock | 43 | 0 | 135 | 1 | - |
| 6. Derek Randall | c Rod Marsh b Greg Chappell | 25 | 71 | 103 | 1 | - |
| 7. David Gower | not out | 98 | 141 | 184 | 13 | - |
| 8. Ian Botham | c Julien Wiener b Greg Chappell | 0 | 20 | 20 | - | - |
| +9. Bob Taylor | b Dennis Lillee | 8 | 52 | 57 | - | - |
| 10. Graham Dilley | b Geoff Dymock | 4 | 12 | 13 | 1 | - |
| 11. Bob Willis | c Greg Chappell b Dennis Lillee | 1 | 12 | 20 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-6 (Graham Gooch), 2-21 (Peter Willey), 3-29 (Geoff Boycott), 4-77 (Mike Brearley), 5-105 (Derek Underwood), 6-156 (Derek Randall), 7-174 (Ian Botham), 8-211 (Bob Taylor), 9-218 (Graham Dilley), 237 (Bob Willis). |
| Extras | 1b, 10lb, 1w, 2nb, 0pen) 14 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 96.3 ovs) 237 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Dennis Lillee | 24.3 | 6 | 63 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Geoff Dymock | 28 | 8 | 48 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Len Pascoe | 23 | 3 | 76 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Greg Chappell | 21 | 10 | 36 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Julien Wiener | b Derek Underwood | 13 | 48 | 55 | 1 | - |
| 2. Rick McCosker | c Bob Taylor b Derek Underwood | 41 | 134 | 174 | 2 | - |
| 3. Ian Chappell | c Ian Botham b Derek Underwood | 9 | 0 | 30 | - | - |
| *4. Greg Chappell | not out | 98 | 202 | 236 | 10 | - |
| 5. Kim Hughes | c Graham Dilley b Bob Willis | 47 | 0 | 137 | 4 | - |
| 6. Allan Border | not out | 2 | 0 | 10 | - | - |
| +7. Rod Marsh | ||||||
| 8. Dennis Lillee | ||||||
| 9. Geoff Dymock | ||||||
| 10. Len Pascoe | ||||||
| 11. Jim Higgs |
| FOW | 1-31 (Julien Wiener), 2-51 (Ian Chappell), 3-98 (Rick McCosker), 4-203 (Kim Hughes). |
| Extras | 0b, 8lb, 1w, 0nb, 0pen) 9 |
| Total | (for 4 wickets, 85.3 ovs) 219 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ian Botham | 23.3 | 12 | 43 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bob Willis | 12 | 2 | 26 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Derek Underwood | 26 | 6 | 71 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Graham Dilley | 12 | 0 | 33 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Peter Willey | 4 | 0 | 17 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Graham Gooch | 8 | 2 | 20 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Julien Wiener, Rick McCosker, Ian Chappell, Greg Chappell, Kim Hughes, Allan Border, Rod Marsh, Dennis Lillee, Geoff Dymock, Len Pascoe, Jim Higgs