Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Graham Gooch	run out	99	193	238	10	0	51.29
Geoff Boycott	c Mallett b Dymock	44	124	147	2	0	35.48
Wayne Larkins	c GS Chappell b Pascoe	25	62	79	2	0	40.32
David Gower	lbw b Lillee	0	18	19	0	0	0.00
Peter Willey	lbw b Pascoe	1	9	16	0	0	11.11
Ian Botham	c †Marsh b Lillee	8	21	29	1	0	38.09
Mike Brearley (c)	not out	60	186	233	2	0	32.25
Bob Taylor †	b Lillee	23	75	85	1	0	30.66
Derek Underwood	c IM Chappell b Lillee	3	18	14	0	0	16.66
John Lever	b Lillee	22	68	90	1	0	32.35
Bob Willis	c GS Chappell b Lillee	4	10	13	0	0	40.00
Extras	(b 1, lb 2, nb 14)	17
TOTAL	128.1 Ov (RR: 2.38)	306
Fall of wickets: 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), 10-306 (Bob Willis)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Dennis Lillee	33.1	9	60	6	1.80	-	-	-
Geoff Dymock	28	6	54	1	1.92	-	-	-
Ashley Mallett	35	9	104	0	2.97	-	-	-
Len Pascoe	32	7	71	2	2.21	-	-	-

Australia 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Rick McCosker	c Botham b Underwood	33	73	88	2	0	45.20
Bruce Laird	c Gower b Underwood	74	216	259	7	0	34.25
Ian Chappell	c & b Underwood	75	151	194	6	0	49.66
Kim Hughes	c Underwood b Botham	15	49	68	2	0	30.61
Allan Border	c & b Lever	63	153	208	6	0	41.17
Greg Chappell (c)	c Larkins b Lever	114	212	288	14	0	53.77
Rod Marsh †	c Botham b Lever	17	75	92	2	0	22.66
Dennis Lillee	c Willey b Lever	8	29	55	1	0	27.58
Geoff Dymock	b Botham	19	74	91	0	0	25.67
Ashley Mallett	lbw b Botham	25	54	74	4	0	46.29
Len Pascoe	not out	1	4	8	0	0	25.00
Extras	(b 13, lb 12, nb 7, w 1)	33
TOTAL	179.5 Ov (RR: 2.65)	477
Fall of wickets: 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), 10-477 (Ashley Mallett)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
John Lever	53	15	111	4	2.09	-	-	-
Ian Botham	39.5	15	105	3	2.63	-	-	-
Bob Willis	21	4	61	0	2.90	-	-	-
Derek Underwood	53	19	131	3	2.47	-	-	-
Peter Willey	13	2	36	0	2.76	-	-	-

England 2nd Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Graham Gooch	b Mallett	51	113	126	6	0	45.13
Geoff Boycott	b Lillee	7	35	37	0	0	20.00
Wayne Larkins	lbw b Pascoe	3	14	24	0	0	21.42
David Gower	b Lillee	11	15	19	1	0	73.33
Peter Willey	c †Marsh b Lillee	2	5	7	0	0	40.00
Mike Brearley (c)	c Border b Pascoe	10	31	40	1	0	32.25
Ian Botham	not out	119	213	224	15	0	55.86
Bob Taylor †	c Border b Lillee	32	62	90	3	0	51.61
Derek Underwood	b Pascoe	0	3	3	0	0	0.00
John Lever	c †Marsh b Lillee	12	65	105	1	0	18.46
Bob Willis	c GS Chappell b Pascoe	2	8	11	0	0	25.00
Extras	(b 2, lb 12, nb 10)	24
TOTAL	91.5 Ov (RR: 2.97)	273
Fall of wickets: 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), 10-273 (Bob Willis)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Dennis Lillee	33	6	78	5	2.36	-	-	-
Geoff Dymock	11	2	30	0	2.72	-	-	-
Ashley Mallett	14	1	45	1	3.21	-	-	-
Len Pascoe	29.5	3	80	4	2.68	-	-	-
Allan Border	4	0	16	0	4.00	-	-	-

Australia 2nd Innings (T: 103 runs)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Rick McCosker	lbw b Botham	2	34	49	0	0	5.88
Bruce Laird	c Boycott b Underwood	25	95	96	1	0	26.31
Ian Chappell	not out	26	62	99	0	0	41.93
Greg Chappell (c)	not out	40	43	52	6	0	93.02
Extras	(lb 8, nb 2)	10
TOTAL	38.4 Ov (RR: 2.66)	103/2
Did not bat: Kim Hughes, Allan Border, Rod Marsh †, Dennis Lillee, Geoff Dymock, Ashley Mallett, Len Pascoe
Fall of wickets: 1-20 (Rick McCosker), 2-42 (Bruce Laird)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
John Lever	7.4	3	18	0	2.34	-	-	-
Ian Botham	12	5	18	1	1.50	-	-	-
Bob Willis	5	3	8	0	1.60	-	-	-
Derek Underwood	14	2	49	1	3.50	-	-	-

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Fri, 01 Feb - day 1 - England 1st innings 231/6 (Mike Brearley 19*, Bob Taylor 21*)

Sat, 02 Feb - day 2 - Australia 1st innings 155/1 (Bruce Laird 63*, Ian Chappell 53*)

Sun, 03 Feb - day 3 - Australia 1st innings 399/5 (Greg Chappell 99*, Rod Marsh 13*)

Mon, 04 Feb - rest day

Tue, 05 Feb - day 4 - England 2nd innings 157/6 (Ian Botham 30*, Bob Taylor 28*)

Wed, 06 Feb - day 5 - Australia 2nd innings 103/2 (38.4 ov) - end of match

Match Details

Melbourne Cricket Ground
Toss	England, elected to bat first
Series	England tour of Australia
Season	1979/80
Player Of The Match	Dennis Lillee
Player Of The Series	Dennis Lillee
Series result	Australia won the 3-match series 3-0
Match number	Test no. 872
Match days	day (5-day match)
Test debut	Wayne Larkins
Umpires	Peter Cronin Robin Bailhache

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AUSTRALIA v ENGLAND 1979-80

At Melbourne, February 1, 2, 3, 5, 6

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Australia Innings

Player Name		R	B
RB McCosker	lbw	2	34
BM Laird	caught	25	95
IM Chappell	not out	26	62
GS Chappell	not out	40	43
Extras	(lb 8, nb 2)
Total	103(2 wkts; 38.4 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
JK Lever	7.4	3	18	0	2.34
IT Botham	12	5	18	1	1.5
RGD Willis	5	3	8	0	1.6
DL Underwood	14	2	49	1	3.5

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	20	Rick McCosker	Bruce Laird
2nd	22	Ian Chappell	Bruce Laird
3rd	61	Ian Chappell	Greg Chappell

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