Australia v England @ Melbourne Cricket Ground
4 February 1979
Toss: Australia (field)
Umpires: RC Bailhache, DG Weser
Match Result: Australia won by 4 wickets
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Geoff Boycott | lbw b Trevor Laughlin | 33 | 86 | 117 | 1 | - | |
| *2. Mike Brearley | c Kevin Wright b Geoff Dymock | 0 | 2 | 6 | - | - | |
| 3. Derek Randall | lbw b Geoff Dymock | 4 | 14 | 14 | - | - | |
| 4. Graham Gooch | c Alan Hurst b Phil Carlson | 19 | 50 | 63 | 2 | - | |
| 5. David Gower | not out | 101 | 100 | 120 | 9 | - | |
| 6. Ian Botham | c Graeme Wood b Alan Hurst | 31 | 41 | 46 | 3 | - | |
| +7. David Bairstow | run out | 1 | 4 | 4 | - | - | |
| 8. Chris Old | not out | 16 | 24 | 37 | - | - | |
| 9. Bob Willis | |||||||
| 10. Mike Hendrick | |||||||
| 11. John Lever |
| FOW | 1-0 (Mike Brearley), 2-7 (Derek Randall), 3-50 (Graham Gooch), 4-89 (Geoff Boycott), 5-153 (Ian Botham), 6-158 (David Bairstow). |
| Extras | 3b, 3lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 7 |
| Total | (for 6 wickets, 40 ovs) 212 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Alan Hurst | 8 | 1 | 36 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Geoff Dymock | 8 | 1 | 31 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Phil Carlson | 8 | 1 | 27 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Gary Cosier | 8 | 0 | 48 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Trevor Laughlin | 8 | 0 | 63 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Graeme Wood | b Chris Old | 23 | 54 | 85 | 2 | - | |
| 2. Rick Darling | c Chris Old b Bob Willis | 7 | 12 | 14 | 1 | - | |
| 3. Kim Hughes | c Geoff Boycott b John Lever | 50 | 99 | 114 | 4 | - | |
| *4. Graham Yallop | c David Gower b Mike Hendrick | 31 | 66 | 94 | 1 | - | |
| 5. Peter Toohey | not out | 54 | 55 | 100 | 2 | - | |
| 6. Gary Cosier | b John Lever | 28 | 14 | 24 | 2 | 1 | |
| 7. Phil Carlson | c Geoff Boycott b John Lever | 0 | 3 | 3 | - | - | |
| 8. Trevor Laughlin | not out | 15 | 11 | 21 | 1 | 1 | |
| +9. Kevin Wright | |||||||
| 10. Geoff Dymock | |||||||
| 11. Alan Hurst |
| FOW | 1-7 (Rick Darling), 2-55 (Graeme Wood), 3-90 (Kim Hughes), 4-145 (Graham Yallop), 5-185 (Gary Cosier), 6-185 (Phil Carlson). |
| Extras | 0b, 6lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 7 |
| Total | (for 6 wickets, 38.6 ovs) 215 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Bob Willis | 8 | 1 | 21 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Lever | 7 | 1 | 51 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mike Hendrick | 8 | 0 | 47 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Chris Old | 8 | 1 | 31 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Botham | 7.6 | 0 | 58 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Australia: Graeme Wood, Rick Darling, Kim Hughes, Graham Yallop, Peter Toohey, Gary Cosier, Phil Carlson, Trevor Laughlin, Kevin Wright, Geoff Dymock, Alan Hurst
England: Geoff Boycott, Mike Brearley, Derek Randall, Graham Gooch, David Gower, Ian Botham, David Bairstow, Chris Old, Bob Willis, Mike Hendrick, John Lever
