Australian cricket team in England and Ireland in 2001
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 2001 Ashes test; Headingley | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | 5 July 2001 – 27 August 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Result | Australia won the Ashes 4–1. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Player of the series |
Mark Butcher (Eng) Glenn McGrath (Aus) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2001 cricket series between England and Australia for the Ashes was played in England from 5 July to 27 August 2001. Australia won the Test series 4–1 and retained the Ashes that had been in their possession since the 1989 Ashes series. As of 2018, it is the last time that Australia has won the Ashes in England.
Glenn McGrath and Mark Butcher were named Players of the Series. The series also marked the retirement of former England captain Mike Atherton, who finished his international career after the Fifth and final Test.
Besides the Ashes, Australia involved in the 2001 NatWest Series along with England and Pakistan. The tour also consisted of six First-class matches, 2 List A matches and One Day match with Ireland.[1]
Tour matches
First-class: Worcestershire vs Australians
List A: Middlesex vs Australians
List A: Northamptonshire vs Australians
7 June 2001 Scorecard |
Northamptonshire 234 (50 overs) |
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- Northamptonshire won the toss and elected to field.
First-class: M.C.C vs Australians
First-class: Essex vs Australians
First-class: Somerset vs Australians
First-class: Hampshire vs Australians
First-class: Sussex vs Australians
8–10 August 2001 Scorecard |
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- Australians won the toss and elected to field.
- Australians target was set to 337 to score minimum of 68 overs to win.
Other One Day: Ireland vs Australians
The Ashes Series
1st Test
5–8 July Scorecard |
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The First Test was a comprehensive victory for Australia. Adam Gilchrist was awarded man of the match for his 152, hit from just 143 balls, but it was Shane Warne who took the bowling plaudits. Warne's eight wickets for exactly 100 runs saw England dismissed for less than 300 in the first innings, despite a 103 run 10th wicket partnership between Alec Stewart and last man Andy Caddick. Australia were on the back foot in their innings, with three wickets down and still considerably in arrears, but they recovered to compile a 270 run lead, on the back of Gilchrist's counter-attacking and hundreds for Steve Waugh and Damien Martyn. England subsided in their second innings from 142-2 to be all out for just 164 runs.
2nd Test
19–22 July Scorecard |
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3rd Test
2–6 August Scorecard |
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Australia retained the Ashes with a seven-wicket victory over England in the third Test at Trent Bridge. England won the toss and chose to bat first. England needed to win the game to give them an outside chance of winning the Ashes. But instead England were skittled for 185 all out, despite Trescothick's 69 and Stewart's 46. Glenn Mcgrath picked up 5 for 49. But Australia fared little better on a tricky pitch. Despite a good start from Michael Slater and Matthew Hayden Australia collapsed to 8-122. However, Adam Gilchrist blasted 10 fours and made 54, along with Gillespie who was stubborn for his 27. In spite of this they still succumbed to 190 all out, with Alex Tudor taking 5 for 44. England needed to take advantage and they did with Trescothick 32 and Atherton 51 but not for the first time in the series England collapsed as Shane Warne tore England apart with fine bowling taking 6 for 33. Jason Gillespie was also useful taking three lower order wickets. England were all out for 162 and set Australia a mediocre score of 158 which they achieved with ease in 30 overs despite losing three wickets and Steve Waugh to injury. Australia's Matthew Hayden and Mark Waugh made knocks of 42 each, getting them close to the target with Damien Martyn hitting the winning runs. The Ashes were retained by Australia in 3 very comfortable matches. Shane Warne got man of the match for his 8 wickets.
4th Test
16–20 August Scorecard |
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5th Test
References
- ↑ "Records / Australia tour of England and Ireland, Jun-Aug 2001 / All matches / Match results". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ↑ "Aussies' Irish visit ends in damp anticlimax". Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
External sources
- Tour results at Cricinfo.com
- CricketArchive – tour itineraries
Annual reviews
References
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