International cricket tour
The England national cricket team toured Australia from November 1979 to February 1980 and played a three-match Test series against the Australia national cricket team . Australia won the Test series 3–0. England were captained by Mike Brearley ; Australia by Greg Chappell . The Ashes were not at stake. The first test was known for the ComBat incident, where Australian Dennis Lillee circumvented the Laws of cricket at the time by using an aluminium bat.[ 1]
As part of the settlement between World Series Cricket and the Australian Cricket Board , this series was hastily arranged[ 2] another involving Australia and the West Indies . The two Test series overlapped, with Australia alternating between playing the West Indies and England. This format was not repeated in subsequent years when two teams toured Australia in the same season, where one series would be completed before the next began.
In addition, the teams played in a triangular Limited Overs International (LOI) tournament which also involved the West Indies cricket team . The West Indies won this tournament, defeating England in the final.[ 3]
Test series summary
First Test
Second Test
Australia won the toss and elected to field.
7 January was taken as a rest day.
The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.
Third Test
England won the toss and elected to bat.
4 February was taken as a rest day.
W Larkins (ENG) made his Test debut.
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Non-Ashes Australia v England Test series
Matches in white background were played in England, yellow – in Australia.
International cricket tours of Australia
Test and LOI tours
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Other tours
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§: Toured New Zealand as well as Australia
