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Australia vs England, 1st ODI at Melbourne, Dec 26 1978 - Match Result

ABANDONED
1st ODI, Melbourne, December 26, 1978, England tour of Australia
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Match abandoned without a ball bowled

Summary
Match details
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Tossno toss
Series
England tour of Australia
Season1978/79
Series result5-match series level 0-0
Match numberODI no. 000056a
Match daysday (40-over match)
England tour of Australia News

Winning Down Under: England's post-war Ashes series victories in Australia

England have only won five Ashes series in Australia since 1945 - and one since the 1980s

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The umpire who called time

Umpires are always under the spotlight and sometimes the pressure gets to them. In the case of Tom Brooks, it happened during an Ashes Test

The umpire who called time

AUSTRALIA v ENGLAND

Brearley completed his conquests with the winning hit in mid-afternoon on the fourth day

AUSTRALIA v ENGLAND

England in Australia, 1978-79

A lone trumpeter on the sparsely filled Hill at Sydney grimly symbolised Australia's embarrassing defeats, domestic confusions and divided loyalties, by sounding the Last Post as England won the sixth Test inside four days and the series by five to

England in Australia, 1978-79

AUSTRALIA v ENGLAND

Brearley added to his triumphs by taking the series, and he became the first England captain since Jardine in 1932-33 to win four Tests in a series in Australia

AUSTRALIA v ENGLAND
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