English cricket team in Australia in 1978–79
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The England cricket team toured Australia in the 1978–79 season to play a six-match Test series against Australia for The Ashes. England won the series 5–1, thereby retaining The Ashes.
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1978-79 Ashes series | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date | 3 November 1978–14 February 1979 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Result | Six-match series won by England 5–1 (England retained The Ashes) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This series was often over shadowed by Kerry Packer's World Series Cricket which meant many players from both sides were absent, including Greg Chappell. Australia were more handicapped which opened the way for England and their captain Mike Brearley.[1] The side was managed by Doug Insole, Ken Barrington assistant-manager/coach and physiotherapist Bernard Thomas was given credit as the prime reason for England's supreme fitness.[2]