Australia v England @ Melbourne Cricket Ground
5 January 1971
Toss: Australia (field)
Umpires: TF Brooks, LP Rowan
Match Result: Australia won by 5 wickets
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Geoff Boycott | c Bill Lawry b Alan Thomson | 8 | 37 | 34 | - | - | |
| 2. John Edrich | c Doug Walters b Ashley Mallett | 82 | 119 | 150 | 4 | - | |
| 3. Keith Fletcher | c Greg Chappell b Ashley Mallett | 24 | 47 | 60 | 1 | - | |
| 4. Basil D'Oliveira | run out (Ian Chappell > Rod Marsh) | 17 | 16 | 20 | 1 | - | |
| 5. Jackie Hampshire | c Garth McKenzie b Ashley Mallett | 10 | 13 | 13 | - | - | |
| 6. Colin Cowdrey | c Rod Marsh b Keith Stackpole | 1 | 5 | 4 | - | - | |
| *7. Ray Illingworth | b Keith Stackpole | 1 | 7 | 8 | - | - | |
| +8. Alan Knott | b Garth McKenzie | 24 | 31 | 33 | 1 | - | |
| 9. John Snow | b Keith Stackpole | 2 | 16 | 13 | - | - | |
| 10. Ken Shuttleworth | c Ian Redpath b Garth McKenzie | 7 | 19 | 21 | - | - | |
| 11. Peter Lever | not out | 4 | 6 | 7 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-21 (Geoff Boycott), 2-87 (Keith Fletcher), 3-124 (Basil D'Oliveira), 4-144 (Jackie Hampshire), 5-148 (Colin Cowdrey), 6-152 (Ray Illingworth), 7-156 (John Edrich), 8-171 (John Snow), 9-183 (Ken Shuttleworth), 190 (Alan Knott). |
| Extras | 1b, 9lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 10 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 39.4 ovs, 186 mins) 190 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Garth McKenzie | 7.4 | 0 | 22 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alan Thomson | 8 | 2 | 22 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alan Connolly | 8 | 0 | 62 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ashley Mallett | 8 | 1 | 34 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Keith Stackpole | 8 | 0 | 40 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| *1. Bill Lawry | c Alan Knott b Ray Illingworth | 27 | 49 | 51 | - | - | |
| 2. Keith Stackpole | c & b sub | 13 | 15 | 20 | 2 | - | |
| 3. Ian Chappell | st Alan Knott b Ray Illingworth | 60 | 103 | 132 | 5 | 1 | |
| 4. Doug Walters | c Alan Knott b Basil D'Oliveira | 41 | 51 | 59 | 6 | - | |
| 5. Ian Redpath | b Ray Illingworth | 12 | 14 | 21 | 1 | - | |
| 6. Greg Chappell | not out | 22 | 29 | 34 | 1 | - | |
| +7. Rod Marsh | not out | 10 | 18 | 24 | 2 | - | |
| 8. Ashley Mallett | |||||||
| 9. Garth McKenzie | |||||||
| 10. Alan Connolly | |||||||
| 11. Alan Thomson |
| FOW | 1-19 (Keith Stackpole), 2-51 (Bill Lawry), 3-117 (Doug Walters), 4-158 (Ian Redpath), 5-165 (Ian Chappell). |
| Extras | 0b, 4lb, 1w, 1nb, 0pen) 6 |
| Total | (for 5 wickets, 34.6 ovs, 178 mins) 191 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| John Snow | 8 | 0 | 38 | 0 | (1w,0nb) |
| Ken Shuttleworth | 7 | 0 | 29 | 1 | (0w,1nb) |
| Peter Lever | 5.6 | 0 | 30 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ray Illingworth | 8 | 1 | 50 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Basil D'Oliveira | 6 | 1 | 38 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
Australia: Bill Lawry, Keith Stackpole, Ian Chappell, Doug Walters, Ian Redpath, Greg Chappell, Rod Marsh, Ashley Mallett, Garth McKenzie, Alan Connolly, Alan Thomson
England: Geoff Boycott, John Edrich, Keith Fletcher, Basil D'Oliveira, Jackie Hampshire, Colin Cowdrey, Ray Illingworth, Alan Knott, John Snow, Ken Shuttleworth, Peter Lever
