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AUSTRALIA vs ENGLAND, Only Test

Series: England in Australia, 1977Format: TESTVenue: Melbourne Cricket Ground, MelbourneDate & Time: Saturday, March 12, 1977, 05:30 AM

AUSTRALIA vs ENGLAND, Only Test: match overview

AUSTRALIA and ENGLAND met in the Only Test of England in Australia, 1977 at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne on Saturday, March 12, 1977. Result: Australia won by 45 runs.

A Test match is played over up to five days with two innings a side, so the scorecard here tracks both innings for each team, the follow-on and declarations, and the session-by-session state of play.

Follow every ball on this page: live commentary, the full scorecard with batting and bowling figures, both squads, over-by-over summaries, partnerships, run-rate and win-probability charts. Crickpal updates the score from official feeds in real time, and the latest news around England in Australia, 1977 appears alongside the match.

Match facts

Match
Only Test, England in Australia, 1977
Teams
AUSTRALIA vs ENGLAND
Format
Test match
Venue
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Date
Saturday, March 12, 1977
Start time
05:30 AM local (00:00 GMT)
Status
Australia won by 45 runs

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