Australia Vs England 5Th Odi
England tour of Australia - 1978 (1978/79) · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne · 7 February 1979 · Australia won the toss and chose to bowl
Australia won by 6 wickets (with 147 balls remaining) · Man of the Match: Geoff Dymock
Australia won by 6 wickets (with 147 balls remaining). Mike Brearley top-scored with 46 for England. Gary Cosier took 3/22. Man of the Match: Geoff Dymock.
England, 94/10
| Geoff Boycott | caught (Gary Cosier) | 2 | 11 |
| Mike Brearley | caught (Kevin Wright) | 46 | 112 |
| Derek Randall | caught (Kim Hughes) | 0 | 1 |
| Graham Gooch | caught (Kim Hughes) | 4 | 13 |
| David Gower | caught (Graeme Wood) | 3 | 10 |
| Ian Botham | bowled | 13 | 19 |
| David Bairstow | run out | 3 | 28 |
| Phil Edmonds | lbw | 15 | 42 |
| John Lever | bowled | 1 | 14 |
| Bob Willis | caught (Kevin Wright) | 2 | 8 |
| Mike Hendrick | not out | 0 | 1 |
Extras: 5
Alan Hurst 5.00-3-7-2Geoff Dymock 6.00-1-21-2Phil Carlson 8.00-2-22-0Gary Cosier 7.00-1-22-3Trevor Laughlin 5.70-0-17-2
Australia, 95/4
| Rick Darling | caught (Mike Brearley) | 14 | 21 |
| Graeme Wood | caught (David Bairstow) | 30 | 38 |
| Kim Hughes | caught (Mike Brearley) | 0 | 9 |
| Graham Yallop | bowled | 25 | 69 |
| Peter Toohey | not out | 16 | 28 |
| Gary Cosier | not out | 8 | 10 |
Did not bat: Phil Carlson, Trevor Laughlin, Kevin Wright, Geoff Dymock, Alan Hurst
Extras: 2
Bob Willis 5.00-2-16-2Mike Hendrick 6.00-0-32-0Ian Botham 5.50-0-30-1John Lever 5.00-0-15-1
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