 England claimed an honourable 1 – 1 draw in the tour of the West Indies which followed in 1973–74 and beat India in all three tests at home in 1974 before drawing three tests against a flamboyant Pakistan team in the latter half of the summer.The Ashes were lost in a calamitous tour in 1974–75 under Mike Denness as England, without the self exiled Geoff Boycott, were destroyed 4 – 1 by the pace of Dennis Lillee and Jeff Thomson.England reached the semi final of the first World Cup in 1975 before losing to Australia and lost the following four test Ashes series 1 – 0.