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AUSTRALIA vs ENGLAND, 4th Test

Series: England in Australia, 1978-79Format: TESTVenue: Sydney Cricket Ground, SydneyDate & Time: Saturday, January 6, 1979, 05:30 AM

AUSTRALIA vs ENGLAND, 4th Test: match overview

AUSTRALIA and ENGLAND met in the 4th Test of England in Australia, 1978-79 at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney on Saturday, January 6, 1979. Result: England won by 93 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, 1978-79 appears alongside the match.

Match facts

Match
4th Test, England in Australia, 1978-79
Teams
AUSTRALIA vs ENGLAND
Format
Test match
Venue
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Date
Saturday, January 6, 1979
Start time
05:30 AM local (00:00 GMT)
Status
England won by 93 runs

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