player of the match

England
England 1st INNINGS
Australia 1st INNINGS
England 2nd INNINGS
Australia 2nd INNINGS (target: 366 runs)
MATCH DETAILS
Adelaide Oval | |
Toss | Australia, elected to field first |
Series | England tour of Australia |
Season | 1978/79 |
Player Of The Match | ![]() Ian Botham |
Series result | England led the 6-match series 4-1 |
Match number | Test no. 843 |
Match days | day(5-day match) |
Test debut | ![]() Kevin Wright![]() Phil Carlson |
Umpires | ![]() Max O'Connell![]() Robin Bailhache |
Balls per over | 8 |
CLOSE OF PLAY
Sat, 27 Jan - day 1 -Australia 1st innings 69/4 (Graeme Wood 19*, Bruce Yardley 28*, null ov)
Sun, 28 Jan - day 2 -England 2nd innings 82/2 (Geoff Boycott 38*, Graham Gooch 11*, null ov)
Mon, 29 Jan - day 3 -England 2nd innings 272/7 (Bob Taylor 69*, John Emburey 0*, null ov)
Tue, 30 Jan - rest day
Wed, 31 Jan - day 4 -Australia 2nd innings 82/2 (Kim Hughes 30*, Graham Yallop 16*, null ov)
Thu, 01 Feb - day 5 -Australia 2nd innings 160/10 (67 ov) - end of match