The team travelled across the Atlantic first and played five matches in the USA during October. Their first match in Australia began on 23 November. Having played the first Test at the turn of the year, the team went to New Zealand and played seven matches before returning to Australia in February. The final match ended on 18 March.
Billy Midwinter made his debut for England having played for Australia in the first two Test matches.
This was the first Test match to end in a draw and the first Test match to have umpires from two different countries.
Whilst this match was designated as a timeless Test, the ship that was due to take the tourists to New Zealand was set to depart on the morning of 4 January. The authorities pushed back the departure time to 3:45 pm in the hope that match would yield a result. However, it was all in vain as after 55 overs bowled in the 4th innings Australia were still 156 runs short of their target with three wicket down. The resulted in Test cricket's first ever draw.