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Australia v England @ Melbourne Cricket Ground
1, 2, 3, 5, 6 February 1980 (five-day match)
Toss: England (bat)
Umpires: RC Bailhache, PM Cronin
Match Result: Australia won by 8 wickets
1st Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Graham Gooch | run out ( > > ) | 99 | 193 | 238 | 10 | - |
| 2. Geoff Boycott | c Ashley Mallett b Geoff Dymock | 44 | 0 | 147 | 2 | - |
| 3. Wayne Larkins | c Greg Chappell b Len Pascoe | 25 | 62 | 79 | 2 | - |
| 4. David Gower | lbw b Dennis Lillee | 0 | 18 | 19 | - | - |
| 5. Peter Willey | lbw b Len Pascoe | 1 | 9 | 16 | - | - |
| 6. Ian Botham | c Rod Marsh b Dennis Lillee | 8 | 21 | 29 | 1 | - |
| *7. Mike Brearley | not out | 60 | 186 | 233 | 2 | - |
| +8. Bob Taylor | b Dennis Lillee | 23 | 75 | 85 | 1 | - |
| 9. Derek Underwood | c Ian Chappell b Dennis Lillee | 3 | 0 | 14 | - | - |
| 10. John Lever | b Dennis Lillee | 22 | 68 | 90 | 1 | - |
| 11. Bob Willis | c Greg Chappell b Dennis Lillee | 4 | 10 | 13 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-116 (Geoff Boycott), 2-170 (Wayne Larkins), 3-175 (Graham Gooch), 4-177 (David Gower), 5-177 (Peter Willey), 6-192 (Ian Botham), 7-238 (Bob Taylor), 8-242 (Derek Underwood), 9-296 (John Lever), 306 (Bob Willis). |
| Extras | 1b, 2lb, 0w, 14nb, 0pen) 17 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 128.1 ovs) 306 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Dennis Lillee | 33.1 | 9 | 60 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
| Geoff Dymock | 28 | 6 | 54 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ashley Mallett | 35 | 9 | 104 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Len Pascoe | 32 | 7 | 71 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Rick McCosker | c Ian Botham b Derek Underwood | 33 | 73 | 88 | 2 | - |
| 2. Bruce Laird | c David Gower b Derek Underwood | 74 | 216 | 259 | 7 | - |
| 3. Ian Chappell | c & b Derek Underwood | 75 | 0 | 194 | 6 | - |
| 4. Kim Hughes | c Derek Underwood b Ian Botham | 15 | 0 | 68 | 2 | - |
| 5. Allan Border | c & b John Lever | 63 | 0 | 208 | 6 | - |
| *6. Greg Chappell | c Wayne Larkins b John Lever | 114 | 212 | 288 | 14 | - |
| +7. Rod Marsh | c Ian Botham b John Lever | 17 | 0 | 92 | 2 | - |
| 8. Dennis Lillee | c Peter Willey b John Lever | 8 | 29 | 55 | 1 | - |
| 9. Geoff Dymock | b Ian Botham | 19 | 74 | 91 | - | - |
| 10. Ashley Mallett | lbw b Ian Botham | 25 | 54 | 74 | 4 | - |
| 11. Len Pascoe | not out | 1 | 4 | 8 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-52 (Rick McCosker), 2-179 (Bruce Laird), 3-196 (Ian Chappell), 4-219 (Kim Hughes), 5-345 (Allan Border), 6-411 (Rod Marsh), 7-421 (Greg Chappell), 8-432 (Dennis Lillee), 9-465 (Geoff Dymock), 477 (Ashley Mallett). |
| Extras | 13b, 12lb, 1w, 7nb, 0pen) 33 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 179.5 ovs) 477 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| John Lever | 53 | 15 | 111 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Botham | 39.5 | 15 | 105 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bob Willis | 21 | 4 | 61 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Derek Underwood | 53 | 19 | 131 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Peter Willey | 13 | 2 | 36 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Graham Gooch | b Ashley Mallett | 51 | 113 | 126 | 6 | - |
| 2. Geoff Boycott | b Dennis Lillee | 7 | 0 | 37 | - | - |
| 3. Wayne Larkins | lbw b Len Pascoe | 3 | 14 | 24 | - | - |
| 4. David Gower | b Dennis Lillee | 11 | 15 | 19 | 1 | - |
| 5. Peter Willey | c Rod Marsh b Dennis Lillee | 2 | 5 | 7 | - | - |
| *6. Mike Brearley | c Allan Border b Len Pascoe | 10 | 31 | 40 | 1 | - |
| 7. Ian Botham | not out | 119 | 213 | 224 | 15 | - |
| +8. Bob Taylor | c Allan Border b Dennis Lillee | 32 | 62 | 90 | 3 | - |
| 9. Derek Underwood | b Len Pascoe | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - |
| 10. John Lever | c Rod Marsh b Dennis Lillee | 12 | 65 | 105 | 1 | - |
| 11. Bob Willis | c Greg Chappell b Len Pascoe | 2 | 8 | 11 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-25 (Geoff Boycott), 2-46 (Wayne Larkins), 3-64 (David Gower), 4-67 (Peter Willey), 5-88 (Graham Gooch), 6-92 (Mike Brearley), 7-178 (Bob Taylor), 8-179 (Derek Underwood), 9-268 (John Lever), 273 (Bob Willis). |
| Extras | 2b, 12lb, 0w, 10nb, 0pen) 24 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 91.5 ovs) 273 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Dennis Lillee | 33 | 6 | 78 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Geoff Dymock | 11 | 2 | 30 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ashley Mallett | 14 | 1 | 45 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Len Pascoe | 29.5 | 3 | 80 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Allan Border | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Rick McCosker | lbw b Ian Botham | 2 | 34 | 49 | - | - |
| 2. Bruce Laird | c Geoff Boycott b Derek Underwood | 25 | 95 | 96 | 1 | - |
| 3. Ian Chappell | not out | 26 | 0 | 99 | - | - |
| *4. Greg Chappell | not out | 40 | 43 | 52 | 6 | - |
| 5. Kim Hughes | ||||||
| 6. Allan Border | ||||||
| +7. Rod Marsh | ||||||
| 8. Dennis Lillee | ||||||
| 9. Geoff Dymock | ||||||
| 10. Ashley Mallett | ||||||
| 11. Len Pascoe |
| FOW | 1-20 (Rick McCosker), 2-42 (Bruce Laird). |
| Extras | 0b, 8lb, 0w, 2nb, 0pen) 10 |
| Total | (for 2 wickets, 38.4 ovs) 103 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| John Lever | 7.4 | 3 | 18 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Botham | 12 | 5 | 18 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bob Willis | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Derek Underwood | 14 | 2 | 49 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Rick McCosker, Bruce Laird, Ian Chappell, Greg Chappell, Kim Hughes, Allan Border, Rod Marsh, Dennis Lillee, Geoff Dymock, Ashley Mallett, Len Pascoe