English national cricket team in Australia in the 1979/80 season
The tour of the English national cricket team to Australia in the 1979/80 season took place from November 21, 1979 to February 6, 1980. The international cricket tour was part of the 1979/80 international cricket season and included three tests . Australia won the series 3–0.
prehistory
Australia previously played a tour in India , for England it was the first tour of the season. The last meeting of the two teams on a tour took place in the 1978/79 season in Australia .
Stages
Tour venues |
The following stages have been designated as the venue for the tour.
Stadion | city | capacity | Games |
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Melbourne Cricket Ground | Melbourne | 100.024 | 3rd test |
WACA Ground | Perth | 20,000 | 1st test |
Sydney Cricket Ground | Sydney | 48,000 | 2nd test |
Squad lists
test | |
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Australia | England |
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Tour matches
November 12-14 Scorecard |
Brisbane |
England XI 176 (60.5) & 226-5d (90) |
- | Queensland 219-9d (82) & 97-1 (27.1) |
draw |
December 28th - 31st scorecard |
Brisbane |
England XI 324 (103.4) & 274-8d (70) |
- | Queensland 237 (76) & 223 (86.2) |
England XI wins with 138 runs |
Testing
First test in Perth
December 14-19 Scorecard |
Perth |
Australia 244 (100) & 337 (141.5) |
- |
England 228 (91.1) & 215 (90.2) |
Australia wins with 138 runs |
Second test in Sydney
January 4-8 Scorecard |
Sydney |
England 123 (44.3) & 237 (96.3) |
- |
Australia 145 (58.2) & 219-4 (85.3) |
Australia wins with 6 wickets |
Third test in Melbourne
February 1-6 scorecard |
Melbourne |
England 306 (128.1) & 273 (91.5) |
- |
Australia 477 (179.5) & 103-2 (38.4) |
Australia wins with 8 wickets |