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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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.
Test series summary
Note: Each over consists of 8 balls.
Annual reviews
References
English cricket team in Australia in 1978–79 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA