The English cricket team in Australia in 1907–08 lost the Test series, and with it the Ashes, 4–1.
George Gunn, in Australia for the good of his health, was called into the touring party to bolster the batting and was a great success, scoring two hundreds including one on his Test debut, and scoring 462 runs at an average of 51.33.
Nevertheless, England's batting was fragile throughout the series, with only Kenneth Hutchings scoring a hundred in addition to Gunn.
The bowling relied on Jack Crawford, Arthur Fielder and Sydney Barnes, who took 79 wickets between them.
The tour was organised by the Marylebone Cricket Club and matches outside the Tests were played under the MCC name.