▁West ▁Indian ▁and ▁World ▁teams , ▁was ▁played ▁alongside ▁six ▁Super tests ▁in ▁Sydney , ▁Melbourne , ▁Ad ela ide ▁and ▁Per th . ▁The ▁first ▁day / night ▁match , ▁played ▁at ▁Melbourne ' s ▁V FL ▁Park , ▁attract ed ▁some ▁curiosity ▁value , ▁but ▁generally ▁the ▁pay ing ▁public ▁were ▁ind ifferent ▁to ▁the ▁series . ▁Many ▁took ▁a ▁lead ▁from ▁the ▁host ile ▁press , ▁and ▁official ▁cr icket ▁benef ited ▁from ▁a ▁dram atic ▁Test ▁series ▁played ▁between ▁Australia ▁and ▁a ▁tour ing ▁Indian ▁team . ▁The ▁AC B ' s ▁master stroke ▁was ▁the ▁appointment ▁of ▁the ▁ 4 1 - year - old ▁Bobby ▁Sim pson ▁as ▁Australian ▁captain , ▁after ▁a ▁ten - year ▁ret irement ▁from ▁first - class ▁cr icket . ▁He ▁led ▁a ▁team ▁of ▁relatively ▁unknown ▁young sters ▁( with ▁the ▁exception ▁of ▁fast ▁bow ler ▁Jeff ▁Thom son , ▁who ▁did ▁not ▁sign ▁up ▁for ▁the ▁W SC ) ▁to ▁a ▁ 3 – 2 ▁series ▁victory ▁which ▁was ▁not ▁decided ▁until ▁the ▁final ▁Test ▁in ▁Ad ela ide . ▁Big ▁crow ds ▁attended ▁the ▁Test s , ▁and ▁the ▁media ▁coverage ▁was ▁very ▁support ive ▁of ▁the ▁AC B ▁throughout ▁the ▁summer . ▁ ▁By ▁contrast , ▁Pack er ▁was ▁seen ▁dis con sol ately ▁counting ▁cars ▁as ▁they ▁arrived ▁in ▁the ▁car ▁park ▁at ▁some ▁of ▁his ▁matches . ▁He ▁held ▁one ▁g lim mer ▁of ▁hope , ▁however . ▁The ▁best ▁attended ▁matches ▁had ▁been ▁the ▁day