Australian cricket team in England and Ireland in 2001
international cricket tour
In 2001, the Australia national cricket team toured England and Ireland to play county matches and the 2001 Ashes series. The Ashes series was played from 5 July to 27 August.
Australia comfortably won the Test series 4–1 and retained the Ashes, which were in their possession since 1989. The players of the series were Glenn McGrath from Australia and Mark Butcher from England. The England captain Michael Atherton finished his international career after the fifth and final test of the series.
As of 2025, this remains the last time Australia have won the Ashes outright in England.
Background
The five match Ashes series was played from 5 July to 27 August.
Prior to the series, the Australian team played tour matches against English teams in:
Worcestershire County Cricket Club
Middlesex County Cricket Club
Northamptonshire County Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club
Essex County Cricket Club
Somerset County Cricket Club
Hampshire County Cricket Club
Sussex County Cricket Club
Tour matches refer to County cricket matches and international one-day matches.
They also played a one-day series against Ireland. These games were played between the five matches played in the Ashes series.
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