Between 1975 and 1989 the England cricket team represented England, Scotland and Wales in Test cricket. During that time England played 152 Test matches, resulting in 40 victories, 62 draws and 50 defeats. They faced Sri Lanka for the first time in Test cricket when England toured the country in 1981–82. England did not face South Africa during this period, due to the sporting boycott of South Africa during the apartheid era. The West Indies were the most successful team in Test cricket at the time, and were described as "the undisputed champions" by Tony Becca of Cricinfo; England faced them in 29 Test matches, and did not beat them. England, like many other Test teams, lost some of their best players to World Series Cricket, an unsanctioned competition organised by Kerry Packer. Among those players who signed up for the league, and were subsequently banned from Test cricket, was England's captain, Tony Greig.

England faced Australia most frequently during this period—playing 52 matches against them—followed by the West Indies. England won more matches than they lost against Australia, India, New Zealand and Sri Lanka. Against Pakistan they won four and lost four, while against the West Indies they lost 20 of their 29 fixtures. England won 11 matches by an innings, with their largest victory being by an innings and 120 runs against Pakistan in 1978. Their largest victory by runs alone during this period was in the 1978–79 Ashes series, when they beat Australia by 205 runs in the fifth Test, while they won by ten wickets twice. Conversely, England suffered their second-largest ever defeat by runs alone, losing to the West Indies by 425 runs during their visit in 1976.

Key + Key Symbol Meaning No. (Eng.) Match number for England (i.e. 500 was England's 500th Test match) No. (Ove.) Match number overall (i.e. 500 was the 500th Test match) Opposition The team England were playing against Venue The cricket ground where the match was played H/A Whether the venue is home (England or Wales) or away (opponent's home) Start date Starting date of the Test match Result Result of the match for England Series (result) What series the match was part of, with the result listed in brackets;England's tally first (i.e. (2–1) means that England won two matches, and their opponents won one match)

Matches + England Test cricket results between 1975 and 1989 No.(Eng.) No.(Ove.) Opposition Venue H/A Start date Result Series (result) 506 751 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Away 4 January 1975 1974–75 Ashes series (1–4) 507 754 Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Away 25 January 1975 508 755 Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Away 8 February 1975 509 757 Eden Park, Auckland Away 20 February 1975 England in New Zealand, 1974–75 (1–0) 510 758 Lancaster Park, Christchurch Away 28 February 1975 511 760 Edgbaston, Birmingham Home 10 July 1975 1975 Ashes series (0–1) 512 761 Lord's, London Home 31 July 1975 513 762 Headingley, Leeds Home 14 August 1975 514 763 , London Home 28 August 1975 515 777 Trent Bridge, Nottingham Home 3 June 1976 West Indies in England, 1976 (0–3) 516 778 Lord's, London Home 17 June 1976 517 779 Old Trafford, Manchester Home 8 July 1976 518 780 Headingley, Leeds Home 22 July 1976 519 781 , London Home 12 August 1976 520 788 Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi Away 17 December 1976 England in India, 1976–77 (3–1) 521 791 Eden Gardens, Calcutta Away 1 January 1977 522 793 Madras Cricket Club Ground, Madras Away 14 January 1977 523 794 M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore Away 28 January 1977 524 795 Wankhede Stadium, Bombay Away 11 February 1977 525 800 Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Away 12 March 1977 Centenary Test (0–1) 526 804 Lord's, London Home 16 June 1977 1977 Ashes series (3–0) 527 805 Old Trafford, Manchester Home 7 July 1977 528 806 Trent Bridge, Nottingham Home 28 July 1977 529 807 Headingley, Leeds Home 11 August 1977 530 808 , London Home 25 August 1977 531 810 Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Away 14 December 1977 England in Pakistan, 1977–78 (0–0) 532 813 Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad Away 2 January 1978 533 815 National Stadium, Karachi Away 18 January 1978 534 817 Basin Reserve, Wellington Away 10 February 1978 England in New Zealand, 1977–78 (1–1) 535 818 Lancaster Park, Christchurch Away 24 February 1978 536 820 Eden Park, Auckland Away 4 March 1978 537 825 Edgbaston, Birmingham Home 1 June 1978 Pakistan in England, 1978 (2–0) 538 826 Lord's, London Home 15 June 1978 539 827 Headingley, Leeds Home 29 June 1978 540 828 , London Home 27 July 1978 New Zealand in England, 1978 (3–0) 541 829 Trent Bridge, Nottingham Home 10 August 1978 542 830 Lord's, London Home 24 August 1978 543 834 , Brisbane Away 1 December 1978 1978–79 Ashes series (5–1) 544 836 WACA Ground, Perth Away 15 December 1978 545 838 Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Away 29 December 1978 546 840 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Away 6 January 1979 547 843 Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Away 27 January 1979 548 846 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Away 10 February 1979 549 851 Edgbaston, Birmingham Home 12 July 1979 India in England, 1979 (1–0) 550 852 Lord's, London Home 2 August 1979 551 853 Headingley, Leeds Home 16 August 1979 552 854 , London Home 30 August 1979 553 864 WACA Ground, Perth Away 14 December 1979 England in Australia, 1979–80 (0–3) 554 868 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Away 4 January 1980 555 872 Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Away 1 February 1980 556 874 Wankhede Stadium, Bombay Away 15 February 1980 Golden Jubilee Test (1–0) 557 880 Trent Bridge, Nottingham Home 5 June 1980 West Indies in England, 1980 (0–1) 558 881 Lord's, London Home 19 June 1980 559 882 Old Trafford, Manchester Home 10 July 1980 560 883 , London Home 24 July 1980 561 884 Headingley, Leeds Home 7 August 1980 562 885 Lord's, London Home 28 August 1980 Centenary Test (0–0) 563 896 Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain Away 13 February 1981 England in the West Indies, 1980–81 (0–2) 564 900 Kensington Oval, Bridgetown Away 13 March 1981 565 901 Antigua Recreation Ground, St John's Away 27 March 1981 566 902 Sabina Park, Kingston Away 10 April 1981 567 903 Trent Bridge, Nottingham Home 18 June 1981 1981 Ashes series (3–1) 568 904 Lord's, London Home 2 July 1981 569 905 Headingley, Leeds Home 16 July 1981 570 906 Edgbaston, Birmingham Home 30 July 1981 571 907 Old Trafford, Manchester Home 13 August 1981 572 908 , London Home 27 August 1981 573 911 Wankhede Stadium, Bombay Away 27 November 1981 England in India, 1981–82 (0–1) 574 912 M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore Away 9 December 1981 575 914 Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi Away 23 December 1981 576 916 Eden Gardens, Calcutta Away 1 January 1982 577 918 M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Madras Away 13 January 1982 578 920 Green Park Stadium, Kanpur Away 30 January 1982 579 921 Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo Away 17 February 1982 England in Sri Lanka, 1981–82 (1–0) 580 928 Lord's, London Home 10 June 1982 India in England, 1982 (1–0) 581 929 Old Trafford, Manchester Home 24 June 1982 582 930 , London Home 8 July 1982 583 931 Edgbaston, Birmingham Home 29 July 1982 Pakistan in England, 1982 (2–1) 584 932 Lord's, London Home 12 August 1982 585 933 Headingley, Leeds Home 26 August 1982 586 938 WACA Ground, Perth Away 12 November 1982 1982–83 Ashes series (1–2) 587 939 , Brisbane Away 26 November 1982 588 940 Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Away 10 December 1982 589 943 Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Away 26 December 1982 590 944 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Away 2 January 1983 591 957 , London Home 14 July 1983 New Zealand in England, 1983 (3–1) 592 958 Headingley, Leeds Home 28 July 1983 593 959 Lord's, London Home 11 August 1983 594 960 Trent Bridge, Nottingham Home 25 August 1983 595 975 Basin Reserve, Wellington Away 20 January 1984 England in New Zealand, 1983–84 (0–1) 596 976 Lancaster Park, Christchurch Away 3 February 1984 597 977 Eden Park, Auckland Away 10 February 1984 598 978 National Stadium, Karachi Away 2 March 1984 England in Pakistan, 1983–84 (0–1) 599 981 Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad Away 12 March 1984 600 984 Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Away 19 March 1984 601 989 Edgbaston, Birmingham Home 14 June 1984 West Indies in England, 1984 (0–5) 602 990 Lord's, London Home 28 June 1984 603 991 Headingley, Leeds Home 12 July 1984 604 992 Old Trafford, Manchester Home 26 July 1984 605 993 , London Home 9 August 1984 606 994 Lord's, London Home 23 August 1984 Sri Lanka in England, 1984 (0–0) 607 1001 Wankhede Stadium, Bombay Away 28 November 1984 England in India, 1984–85 (2–1) 608 1004 Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi Away 12 December 1984 609 1007 Eden Gardens, Calcutta Away 31 December 1984 610 1008 M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Madras Away 13 January 1985 611 1011 Green Park Stadium, Kanpur Away 31 January 1985 612 1017 Headingley, Leeds Home 13 June 1985 1985 Ashes series (3–1) 613 1018 Lord's, London Home 27 June 1985 614 1019 Trent Bridge, Nottingham Home 11 July 1985 615 1020 Old Trafford, Manchester Home 1 August 1985 616 1021 Edgbaston, Birmingham Home 15 August 1985 617 1022 , London Home 29 August 1985 618 1036 Sabina Park, Kingston Away 21 February 1986 England in the West Indies, 1985–86 (0–5) 619 1039 Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain Away 7 March 1986 620 1042 Kensington Oval, Bridgetown Away 21 March 1986 621 1044 Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain Away 3 April 1986 622 1045 Antigua Recreation Ground, St John's Away 11 April 1986 623 1046 Lord's, London Home 5 June 1986 India in England, 1986 (0–2) 624 1047 Headingley, Leeds Home 19 June 1986 625 1048 Edgbaston, Birmingham Home 3 July 1986 626 1049 Lord's, London Home 24 July 1986 New Zealand in England, 1986 (0–1) 627 1050 Trent Bridge, Nottingham Home 7 August 1986 628 1051 , London Home 21 August 1986 629 1057 , Brisbane Away 14 November 1986 1986–87 Ashes series (2–1) 630 1059 WACA Ground, Perth Away 28 November 1986 631 1060 Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Away 12 December 1986 632 1062 Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Away 26 December 1986 633 1065 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Away 10 January 1987 634 1075 Old Trafford, Manchester Home 4 June 1987 Pakistan in England, 1987 (0–1) 635 1076 Lord's, London Home 18 June 1987 636 1077 Headingley, Leeds Home 2 July 1987 637 1078 Edgbaston, Birmingham Home 23 July 1987 638 1079 , London Home 6 August 1987 639 1081 Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Away 25 November 1987 England in Pakistan, 1987–88 (0–1) 640 1083 Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad Away 7 December 1987 641 1086 National Stadium, Karachi Away 16 December 1987 642 1090 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Away 29 January 1988 Bicentenary Test (0–0) 643 1091 Lancaster Park, Christchurch Away 12 February 1988 England in New Zealand, 1987–88 (0–0) 644 1093 Eden Park, Auckland Away 25 February 1988 645 1094 Basin Reserve, Wellington Away 3 March 1988 646 1098 Trent Bridge, Nottingham Home 2 June 1988 West Indies in England, 1988 (0–4) 647 1099 Lord's, London Home 16 June 1988 648 1100 Old Trafford, Manchester Home 30 June 1988 649 1101 Headingley, Leeds Home 21 July 1988 650 1102 , London Home 4 August 1988 651 1103 Lord's, London Home 25 August 1988 Sri Lanka in England, 1988 (1–0) 652 1121 Headingley, Leeds Home 8 June 1989 1989 Ashes series (0–4) 653 1122 Lord's, London Home 22 June 1989 654 1123 Edgbaston, Birmingham Home 6 July 1989 655 1124 Old Trafford, Manchester Home 27 July 1989 656 1125 Trent Bridge, Nottingham Home 10 August 1989 657 1126 , London Home 24 August 1989

Summary Team Total matches Home matches Away matches Mat Won Lost Draw W/L Mat Won Lost Draw W/L Mat Won Lost Draw W/L Australia 52 18 17 17 1.058 28 9 7 12 1.285 24 9 10 5 0.900 India 27 8 5 14 1.600 10 2 2 6 1.000 17 6 3 8 2.000 New Zealand 21 8 4 9 2.000 10 6 2 2 3.000 11 2 2 7 1.000 Pakistan 20 4 4 12 1.000 11 4 2 5 2.000 9 0 2 7 0.000 Sri Lanka 3 2 0 1 – 2 1 0 1 – 1 1 0 0 – West Indies 29 0 20 9 0.000 20 0 13 7 0.000 9 0 7 2 0.000 Total 152 40 50 62 0.800 81 22 26 33 0.846 71 18 24 29 0.750

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