Australia v England @ Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane
1, 2, 3, 5, 6 December 1978 (five-day match)
Toss: Australia (bat)
Umpires: RA French, MG O'Connell
Match Result: England won by 7 wickets
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Graeme Wood | c Bob Taylor b Chris Old | 7 | 30 | 45 | - | - | |
| 2. Gary Cosier | run out ( > > ) | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | - | |
| 3. Peter Toohey | b Bob Willis | 1 | 12 | 9 | - | - | |
| *4. Graham Yallop | c Graham Gooch b Bob Willis | 7 | 40 | 59 | - | - | |
| 5. Kim Hughes | c Bob Taylor b Ian Botham | 4 | 0 | 34 | - | - | |
| 6. Trevor Laughlin | c sub b Bob Willis | 2 | 0 | 8 | - | - | |
| +7. Jock Maclean | not out | 33 | 83 | 135 | 2 | - | |
| 8. Bruce Yardley | c Bob Taylor b Bob Willis | 17 | 40 | 40 | 2 | - | |
| 9. Rodney Hogg | c Bob Taylor b Ian Botham | 36 | 67 | 78 | 5 | - | |
| 10. Alan Hurst | c Bob Taylor b Ian Botham | 0 | 4 | 2 | - | - | |
| 11. Jim Higgs | b Chris Old | 1 | 5 | 5 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-2 (Gary Cosier), 2-5 (Peter Toohey), 3-14 (Graeme Wood), 4-22 (Graham Yallop), 5-24 (Kim Hughes), 6-26 (Trevor Laughlin), 7-53 (Bruce Yardley), 8-113 (Rodney Hogg), 9-113 (Alan Hurst), 116 (Jim Higgs). |
| Extras | 0b, 1lb, 0w, 6nb, 0pen) 7 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 37.7 ovs) 116 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Bob Willis | 14 | 2 | 44 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Chris Old | 9.7 | 1 | 24 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Botham | 12 | 1 | 40 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Graham Gooch | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Phil Edmonds | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Geoff Boycott | c Kim Hughes b Rodney Hogg | 13 | 0 | 91 | 1 | - | |
| 2. Graham Gooch | c Trevor Laughlin b Rodney Hogg | 2 | 13 | 18 | - | - | |
| 3. Derek Randall | c Trevor Laughlin b Alan Hurst | 75 | 196 | 223 | 10 | 1 | |
| +4. Bob Taylor | lbw b Alan Hurst | 20 | 115 | 172 | - | - | |
| *5. Mike Brearley | c Jock Maclean b Rodney Hogg | 6 | 13 | 19 | 1 | - | |
| 6. David Gower | c Jock Maclean b Alan Hurst | 44 | 90 | 111 | 5 | - | |
| 7. Ian Botham | c Jock Maclean b Rodney Hogg | 49 | 73 | 102 | 5 | - | |
| 8. Geoff Miller | lbw b Rodney Hogg | 27 | 70 | 93 | 1 | - | |
| 9. Phil Edmonds | c Jock Maclean b Rodney Hogg | 1 | 9 | 15 | - | - | |
| 10. Chris Old | not out | 29 | 102 | 113 | 2 | - | |
| 11. Bob Willis | c Jock Maclean b Alan Hurst | 8 | 20 | 44 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-2 (Graham Gooch), 2-38 (Geoff Boycott), 3-111 (Derek Randall), 4-120 (Mike Brearley), 5-120 (Bob Taylor), 6-215 (Ian Botham), 7-219 (David Gower), 8-226 (Phil Edmonds), 9-266 (Geoff Miller), 286 (Bob Willis). |
| Extras | 7b, 4lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 12 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 95.4 ovs) 286 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Alan Hurst | 27.4 | 6 | 93 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Rodney Hogg | 28 | 8 | 74 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
| Trevor Laughlin | 22 | 6 | 54 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bruce Yardley | 7 | 1 | 34 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Gary Cosier | 5 | 1 | 10 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jim Higgs | 6 | 2 | 9 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Graeme Wood | lbw b Chris Old | 19 | 50 | 88 | 1 | - | |
| 2. Gary Cosier | b Bob Willis | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - | |
| 3. Peter Toohey | lbw b Ian Botham | 1 | 9 | 7 | - | - | |
| *4. Graham Yallop | c & b Bob Willis | 102 | 307 | 347 | 8 | - | |
| 5. Kim Hughes | c Phil Edmonds b Bob Willis | 129 | 0 | 481 | 8 | 2 | |
| 6. Trevor Laughlin | lbw b Chris Old | 5 | 0 | 13 | - | - | |
| +7. Jock Maclean | lbw b Geoff Miller | 15 | 63 | 63 | 1 | - | |
| 8. Bruce Yardley | c Mike Brearley b Geoff Miller | 16 | 70 | 79 | 1 | - | |
| 9. Rodney Hogg | b Ian Botham | 16 | 35 | 41 | 1 | - | |
| 10. Alan Hurst | b Ian Botham | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | - | |
| 11. Jim Higgs | not out | 0 | 2 | 4 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-0 (Gary Cosier), 2-2 (Peter Toohey), 3-49 (Graeme Wood), 4-219 (Graham Yallop), 5-228 (Trevor Laughlin), 6-261 (Jock Maclean), 7-310 (Bruce Yardley), 8-339 (Rodney Hogg), 9-339 (Alan Hurst), 339 (Kim Hughes). |
| Extras | 9b, 5lb, 0w, 22nb, 0pen) 36 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 116.6 ovs) 339 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Bob Willis | 27.6 | 3 | 69 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Botham | 26 | 5 | 95 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Chris Old | 17 | 1 | 60 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Geoff Miller | 34 | 12 | 52 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Phil Edmonds | 12 | 1 | 27 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Geoff Boycott | run out ( > > ) | 16 | 0 | 98 | - | - | |
| 2. Graham Gooch | c Bruce Yardley b Rodney Hogg | 2 | 33 | 53 | - | - | |
| 3. Derek Randall | not out | 74 | 175 | 210 | 5 | - | |
| *4. Mike Brearley | c Jock Maclean b Bruce Yardley | 13 | 51 | 54 | 1 | - | |
| 5. David Gower | not out | 48 | 90 | 109 | 4 | - | |
| +6. Bob Taylor | |||||||
| 7. Ian Botham | |||||||
| 8. Geoff Miller | |||||||
| 9. Phil Edmonds | |||||||
| 10. Chris Old | |||||||
| 11. Bob Willis |
| FOW | 1-16 (Graham Gooch), 2-37 (Geoff Boycott), 3-74 (Mike Brearley). |
| Extras | 12b, 3lb, 0w, 2nb, 0pen) 17 |
| Total | (for 3 wickets, 53.5 ovs) 170 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Rodney Hogg | 12.5 | 2 | 35 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alan Hurst | 10 | 4 | 17 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bruce Yardley | 13 | 1 | 41 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Trevor Laughlin | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jim Higgs | 12 | 1 | 43 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Gary Cosier | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Australia:
Graeme Wood, Gary Cosier, Peter Toohey, Graham Yallop, Kim Hughes, Trevor Laughlin, Jock Maclean, Bruce Yardley, Rodney Hogg, Alan Hurst, Jim Higgs
England:
Geoff Boycott, Graham Gooch, Derek Randall, Mike Brearley, David Gower, Bob Taylor, Ian Botham, Geoff Miller, Phil Edmonds, Chris Old, Bob Willis
