The series final was between South Australia and Victoria, with South Australia defeating the Victorians led by newcomer Ian Chappell who drove in seven runs in the final alone.
The song eulogised players such as Dennis Lillee, the Chappell brothers Ian and Greg and Rod Marsh, used the limerick metre in its verse structure and ended with the refrain, "C'mon Aussie, c'mon, c'mon" sung again and again.
Ian Fleming | Ian McKellen | Ian Smith | Ian Rankin | Ian Brown | Ian Botham | Ian Thorpe | Ian McEwan | Greg Chappell | Ian Paisley | Ian Kershaw | Ian Bremmer | Ian Roberts | Ian Ogilvy | Ian McShane | Ian MacKaye | Ian Holm | Ian Carmichael | Trevor Chappell | Ian Richardson | Ian La Frenais | Ian Gillan | Ian Dury | Ian Bannen | Janis Ian | Ian Roberts (actor) | Ian McNeice | Ian Edginton | Ian Anderson | Ian Pooley |
He umpired one Test match between Australia and Pakistan at Adelaide on 22 December to 27 December 1972, won by Australia by an innings with Ian Chappell scoring 196, Rod Marsh becoming the first Australian wicket-keeper to score a century, and Ashley Mallett taking 8/59 in Pakistan’s second innings.
The seasoned pros of England in Boycott, Edrich, D'Oliveira, Illingworth himself, Underwood and Snow faced the upcoming young Australians (Ian and Greg Chappell, Dennis Lillee, Rod Marsh, Doug Walters) who would dominate for the middle part of the decade.