Australia v England @ Melbourne Cricket Ground
26, 27, 28, 30, 31 December 1974 (five-day match)
Toss: Australia (field)
Umpires: RC Bailhache, TF Brooks
Match Result: Match Drawn
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Dennis Amiss | c Doug Walters b Dennis Lillee | 4 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| 2. David Lloyd | c Ashley Mallett b Jeff Thomson | 14 | 91 | 108 | 1 | - | |
| 3. Colin Cowdrey | lbw b Jeff Thomson | 35 | 0 | 229 | 3 | - | |
| 4. John Edrich | c Rod Marsh b Ashley Mallett | 49 | 124 | 130 | 3 | - | |
| *5. Mike Denness | c Rod Marsh b Ashley Mallett | 8 | 0 | 43 | - | - | |
| 6. Tony Greig | run out ( > > ) | 28 | 62 | 63 | 4 | - | |
| +7. Alan Knott | b Jeff Thomson | 52 | 0 | 157 | 2 | - | |
| 8. Fred Titmus | c Ashley Mallett b Dennis Lillee | 10 | 45 | 55 | - | - | |
| 9. Derek Underwood | c Rod Marsh b Max Walker | 9 | 0 | 38 | 1 | - | |
| 10. Bob Willis | c Doug Walters b Jeff Thomson | 13 | 15 | 15 | 2 | - | |
| 11. Mike Hendrick | not out | 8 | 18 | 22 | 2 | - |
| FOW | 1-4 (Dennis Amiss), 2-34 (David Lloyd), 3-110 (Colin Cowdrey), 4-110 (John Edrich), 5-141 (Mike Denness), 6-157 (Tony Greig), 7-176 (Fred Titmus), 8-213 (Derek Underwood), 9-232 (Bob Willis), 242 (Alan Knott). |
| Extras | 0b, 2lb, 1w, 9nb, 0pen) 12 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 88.4 ovs) 242 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Dennis Lillee | 20 | 2 | 70 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jeff Thomson | 22.4 | 4 | 72 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Max Walker | 24 | 10 | 36 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Doug Walters | 7 | 2 | 15 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ashley Mallett | 15 | 3 | 37 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Ian Redpath | c Alan Knott b Tony Greig | 55 | 185 | 242 | 4 | - | |
| 2. Wally Edwards | c Mike Denness b Bob Willis | 29 | 123 | 136 | 4 | - | |
| 3. Greg Chappell | c Tony Greig b Bob Willis | 2 | 6 | 7 | - | - | |
| 4. Ross Edwards | c Colin Cowdrey b Fred Titmus | 1 | 6 | 5 | - | - | |
| 5. Doug Walters | c David Lloyd b Tony Greig | 36 | 0 | 79 | 3 | - | |
| *6. Ian Chappell | lbw b Bob Willis | 36 | 0 | 80 | 6 | - | |
| +7. Rod Marsh | c Alan Knott b Fred Titmus | 44 | 0 | 178 | 3 | - | |
| 8. Max Walker | c Alan Knott b Bob Willis | 30 | 109 | 115 | 2 | - | |
| 9. Dennis Lillee | not out | 2 | 6 | 19 | - | - | |
| 10. Ashley Mallett | run out ( > > ) | 0 | 6 | 5 | - | - | |
| 11. Jeff Thomson | b Bob Willis | 2 | 6 | 10 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-65 (Wally Edwards), 2-67 (Greg Chappell), 3-68 (Ross Edwards), 4-121 (Doug Walters), 5-126 (Ian Redpath), 6-173 (Ian Chappell), 7-237 (Rod Marsh), 8-237 (Max Walker), 9-238 (Ashley Mallett), 241 (Jeff Thomson). |
| Extras | 2b, 2lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 4 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 92.5 ovs) 241 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Bob Willis | 21.7 | 4 | 61 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mike Hendrick | 2.6 | 1 | 8 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Derek Underwood | 22 | 6 | 62 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tony Greig | 24 | 2 | 63 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Fred Titmus | 22 | 11 | 43 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Dennis Amiss | c Ian Chappell b Ashley Mallett | 90 | 0 | 200 | 6 | - | |
| 2. David Lloyd | c & b Ashley Mallett | 44 | 83 | 100 | 4 | - | |
| 3. Colin Cowdrey | c Greg Chappell b Dennis Lillee | 8 | 0 | 31 | - | - | |
| 4. John Edrich | c Rod Marsh b Jeff Thomson | 4 | 19 | 29 | - | - | |
| *5. Mike Denness | c Ian Chappell b Jeff Thomson | 2 | 0 | 15 | - | - | |
| 6. Tony Greig | c Greg Chappell b Dennis Lillee | 60 | 132 | 151 | 5 | 1 | |
| +7. Alan Knott | c Rod Marsh b Jeff Thomson | 4 | 0 | 13 | - | - | |
| 8. Fred Titmus | b Ashley Mallett | 0 | 24 | 31 | - | - | |
| 9. Derek Underwood | c Ian Chappell b Ashley Mallett | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - | |
| 10. Bob Willis | b Jeff Thomson | 15 | 65 | 99 | 2 | - | |
| 11. Mike Hendrick | not out | 0 | 3 | 6 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-115 (David Lloyd), 2-134 (Colin Cowdrey), 3-152 (John Edrich), 4-156 (Mike Denness), 5-158 (Dennis Amiss), 6-165 (Alan Knott), 7-178 (Fred Titmus), 8-182 (Derek Underwood), 9-238 (Tony Greig), 244 (Bob Willis). |
| Extras | 2b, 9lb, 2w, 0nb, 0pen) 13 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 69 ovs) 244 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Dennis Lillee | 17 | 3 | 55 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jeff Thomson | 17 | 1 | 71 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Max Walker | 11 | 0 | 45 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ashley Mallett | 24 | 6 | 60 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Ian Redpath | run out ( > > ) | 39 | 169 | 205 | 1 | - | |
| 2. Wally Edwards | lbw b Tony Greig | 0 | 6 | 8 | - | - | |
| *3. Ian Chappell | lbw b Bob Willis | 0 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| 4. Greg Chappell | lbw b Fred Titmus | 61 | 137 | 162 | 4 | - | |
| 5. Ross Edwards | c David Lloyd b Fred Titmus | 10 | 21 | 33 | 1 | - | |
| 6. Doug Walters | c Mike Denness b Tony Greig | 32 | 0 | 76 | 2 | - | |
| +7. Rod Marsh | c Alan Knott b Tony Greig | 40 | 0 | 133 | 2 | - | |
| 8. Max Walker | not out | 23 | 101 | 106 | - | - | |
| 9. Dennis Lillee | c Mike Denness b Tony Greig | 14 | 28 | 36 | 1 | - | |
| 10. Ashley Mallett | not out | 0 | 1 | 4 | - | - | |
| 11. Jeff Thomson |
| FOW | 1-4 (Wally Edwards), 2-5 (Ian Chappell), 3-106 (Greg Chappell), 4-120 (Ross Edwards), 5-121 (Ian Redpath), 6-171 (Doug Walters), 7-208 (Rod Marsh), 8-235 (Dennis Lillee). |
| Extras | 6b, 9lb, 0w, 4nb, 0pen) 19 |
| Total | (for 8 wickets, 80 ovs) 238 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Bob Willis | 14 | 2 | 56 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Derek Underwood | 19 | 7 | 43 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tony Greig | 18 | 2 | 56 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Fred Titmus | 29 | 10 | 64 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
Australia:
Ian Redpath, Wally Edwards, Ian Chappell, Greg Chappell, Ross Edwards, Doug Walters, Rod Marsh, Max Walker, Dennis Lillee, Ashley Mallett, Jeff Thomson
England:
Dennis Amiss, David Lloyd, Colin Cowdrey, John Edrich, Mike Denness, Tony Greig, Alan Knott, Fred Titmus, Derek Underwood, Bob Willis, Mike Hendrick
