Australia v England @ W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth
14, 15, 16, 18, 19 December 1979 (five-day match)
Toss: England (field)
Umpires: MG O'Connell, DG Weser
Match Result: Australia won by 138 runs
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Julien Wiener | run out ( > > ) | 11 | 34 | 47 | - | - | |
| 2. Bruce Laird | lbw b Ian Botham | 0 | 4 | 5 | - | - | |
| 3. Allan Border | lbw b Ian Botham | 4 | 0 | 33 | - | - | |
| *4. Greg Chappell | c Geoff Boycott b Ian Botham | 19 | 77 | 101 | 2 | - | |
| 5. Kim Hughes | c Mike Brearley b Derek Underwood | 99 | 0 | 235 | 10 | - | |
| 6. Peter Toohey | c Derek Underwood b Graham Dilley | 19 | 35 | 52 | 3 | - | |
| +7. Rod Marsh | c Bob Taylor b Graham Dilley | 42 | 0 | 142 | 3 | 1 | |
| 8. Ray Bright | c Bob Taylor b Ian Botham | 17 | 46 | 65 | 2 | - | |
| 9. Dennis Lillee | c Bob Taylor b Ian Botham | 18 | 39 | 63 | 1 | - | |
| 10. Geoff Dymock | b Ian Botham | 5 | 35 | 57 | - | - | |
| 11. Jeff Thomson | not out | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-2 (Bruce Laird), 2-17 (Allan Border), 3-20 (Julien Wiener), 4-88 (Greg Chappell), 5-127 (Peter Toohey), 6-186 (Kim Hughes), 7-219 (Rod Marsh), 8-219 (Ray Bright), 9-243 (Geoff Dymock), 244 (Dennis Lillee). |
| Extras | 4b, 3lb, 0w, 2nb, 0pen) 9 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 100 ovs) 244 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Graham Dilley | 18 | 1 | 47 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Botham | 35 | 9 | 78 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bob Willis | 23 | 7 | 47 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Derek Underwood | 13 | 4 | 33 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Geoff Miller | 11 | 2 | 30 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Derek Randall | c Kim Hughes b Dennis Lillee | 0 | 3 | 1 | - | - | |
| 2. Geoff Boycott | lbw b Dennis Lillee | 0 | 0 | 30 | - | - | |
| 3. Peter Willey | c Greg Chappell b Geoff Dymock | 9 | 18 | 21 | 1 | - | |
| 4. David Gower | c Rod Marsh b Dennis Lillee | 17 | 26 | 37 | 2 | - | |
| 5. Geoff Miller | c Kim Hughes b Jeff Thomson | 25 | 53 | 69 | 2 | - | |
| *6. Mike Brearley | c Rod Marsh b Dennis Lillee | 64 | 184 | 251 | 6 | - | |
| 7. Ian Botham | c Peter Toohey b Jeff Thomson | 15 | 16 | 17 | 2 | - | |
| +8. Bob Taylor | b Greg Chappell | 14 | 44 | 54 | 2 | - | |
| 9. Graham Dilley | not out | 38 | 157 | 206 | 4 | - | |
| 10. Derek Underwood | lbw b Geoff Dymock | 13 | 0 | 32 | 1 | - | |
| 11. Bob Willis | b Geoff Dymock | 11 | 19 | 35 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-1 (Derek Randall), 2-12 (Peter Willey), 3-14 (Geoff Boycott), 4-41 (David Gower), 5-74 (Geoff Miller), 6-90 (Ian Botham), 7-123 (Bob Taylor), 8-185 (Mike Brearley), 9-203 (Derek Underwood), 228 (Bob Willis). |
| Extras | 0b, 7lb, 0w, 15nb, 0pen) 22 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 91.1 ovs) 228 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Dennis Lillee | 28 | 11 | 73 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Geoff Dymock | 29.1 | 14 | 52 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Greg Chappell | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jeff Thomson | 21 | 3 | 70 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ray Bright | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Julien Wiener | c Derek Randall b Derek Underwood | 58 | 105 | 136 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2. Bruce Laird | c Bob Taylor b Derek Underwood | 33 | 115 | 150 | 3 | - | |
| 3. Allan Border | c Bob Taylor b Bob Willis | 115 | 0 | 383 | 13 | - | |
| *4. Greg Chappell | st Bob Taylor b Derek Underwood | 43 | 95 | 115 | 4 | - | |
| 5. Kim Hughes | c Geoff Miller b Ian Botham | 4 | 0 | 23 | - | - | |
| 6. Peter Toohey | c Bob Taylor b Ian Botham | 3 | 15 | 13 | - | - | |
| +7. Rod Marsh | c David Gower b Ian Botham | 4 | 0 | 28 | - | - | |
| 8. Ray Bright | lbw b Ian Botham | 12 | 32 | 42 | 1 | - | |
| 9. Dennis Lillee | c Peter Willey b Graham Dilley | 19 | 105 | 135 | 1 | - | |
| 10. Geoff Dymock | not out | 20 | 39 | 59 | 2 | - | |
| 11. Jeff Thomson | b Ian Botham | 8 | 25 | 20 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-91 (Julien Wiener), 2-100 (Bruce Laird), 3-168 (Greg Chappell), 4-183 (Kim Hughes), 5-191 (Peter Toohey), 6-204 (Rod Marsh), 7-225 (Ray Bright), 8-303 (Dennis Lillee), 9-323 (Allan Border), 337 (Jeff Thomson). |
| Extras | 4b, 5lb, 2w, 7nb, 0pen) 18 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 141.5 ovs) 337 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Graham Dilley | 18 | 3 | 50 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Botham | 45.5 | 14 | 98 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bob Willis | 26 | 7 | 52 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Derek Underwood | 41 | 14 | 82 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Geoff Miller | 10 | 0 | 36 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Peter Willey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Derek Randall | lbw b Geoff Dymock | 1 | 9 | 11 | - | - | |
| 2. Geoff Boycott | not out | 99 | 0 | 337 | 8 | - | |
| 3. Peter Willey | lbw b Geoff Dymock | 12 | 18 | 18 | 1 | - | |
| 4. David Gower | c Jeff Thomson b Geoff Dymock | 23 | 42 | 50 | 3 | - | |
| 5. Geoff Miller | c Greg Chappell b Jeff Thomson | 8 | 19 | 20 | 1 | - | |
| 6. Ian Botham | c Rod Marsh b Dennis Lillee | 18 | 44 | 70 | 1 | - | |
| *7. Mike Brearley | c Rod Marsh b Ray Bright | 11 | 24 | 37 | 1 | - | |
| +8. Bob Taylor | b Dennis Lillee | 15 | 44 | 51 | 2 | - | |
| 9. Graham Dilley | c Rod Marsh b Geoff Dymock | 16 | 61 | 56 | 1 | - | |
| 10. Derek Underwood | c Julien Wiener b Geoff Dymock | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| 11. Bob Willis | c Greg Chappell b Geoff Dymock | 0 | 3 | 5 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-8 (Derek Randall), 2-26 (Peter Willey), 3-64 (David Gower), 4-75 (Geoff Miller), 5-115 (Ian Botham), 6-141 (Mike Brearley), 7-182 (Bob Taylor), 8-211 (Graham Dilley), 9-211 (Derek Underwood), 215 (Bob Willis). |
| Extras | 0b, 3lb, 1w, 8nb, 0pen) 12 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 90.2 ovs) 215 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Dennis Lillee | 23 | 5 | 74 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Geoff Dymock | 17.2 | 4 | 34 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
| Greg Chappell | 6 | 4 | 6 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jeff Thomson | 11 | 3 | 30 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ray Bright | 23 | 11 | 30 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Julien Wiener | 8 | 3 | 22 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Allan Border | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Australia:
Julien Wiener, Bruce Laird, Allan Border, Greg Chappell, Kim Hughes, Peter Toohey, Rod Marsh, Ray Bright, Dennis Lillee, Geoff Dymock, Jeff Thomson
England:
Derek Randall, Geoff Boycott, Peter Willey, David Gower, Geoff Miller, Ian Botham, Mike Brearley, Bob Taylor, Graham Dilley, Derek Underwood, Bob Willis
