Australia retained The Ashes as Bob Simpson led them through a hard-fought series, with only one match coming to a definite result.
In domestic cricket, Worcestershire won the County Championship for the first time and Sussex retained the Gillette Cup List A competition.
In the match that Australia won, they were 187–7 in reply to England's 268 when Ted Dexter decided to take the new ball.
He scored 160, well supported by Neil Hawke and Wally Grout, and the last three wickets added 211.
England responded with 611 (Ken Barrington 256, Ted Dexter 174) and the match ended in the dullest of draws.