Australian cricket team in England and Ireland in 2012

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The Australian cricket team toured England and Ireland in June and July 2012. Australia played a One Day International (ODI) against Ireland on 23 June,[1] and a five-match ODI series against England from 29 June to 10 July.[2] They also played two List A tour matches against English county sides Leicestershire Foxes and Essex Eagles.[2] The tour was put in jeopardy at the start of June 2012, when industrial action was threatened by the Australian Cricketers' Association because of a dispute over the inclusion of performance-related pay in the contract between the players and Cricket Australia.[3]

Squads[]

ODIs
 England[4]  Ireland[5]  Australia[6][7]
  • Michael Clarke (c)
  • Shane Watson (vc)
  • George Bailey
  • Pat Cummins
  • Xavier Doherty
  • Peter Forrest†
  • Ben Hilfenhaus
  • David Hussey
  • Mitchell Johnson
  • Brett Lee
  • Clinton McKay
  • James Pattinson
  • Steve Smith
  • Matthew Wade (wk)
  • David Warner

† Peter Forrest replaced the withdrawn Michael Hussey.

Ireland[]

Australian cricket team in Ireland in 2012
  Flag of Australia.svg Cricket Ireland flag.svg
  Australia Ireland
Date 23 June 2012
Captains Michael Clarke William Porterfield
One Day International series
Results 1-match series drawn 0–0
Most runs – Paul Stirling (24)
Most wickets Brett Lee (2) –

Only ODI[]

23 June
11:30
Scorecard
Ireland 
36/3 (10.4 overs)
v
 Australia
Paul Stirling 24 (27)
Brett Lee 2/10 (3 overs)
No result
Civil Service Cricket Club Ground, Stormont, Belfast
Umpires: Mark Hawthorne (Ire) and Richard Kettleborough (Eng)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to field.
  • Match abandoned after 10.4 overs due to heavy rain.
  • Tim Murtagh (Ire) made his ODI debut.

England[]

Australian cricket team in England in 2012
  Flag of Australia.svg Flag of England.svg
  Australia England
Dates 21 June – 10 July 2012
Captains Michael Clarke Alastair Cook
One Day International series
Results England won the 5-match series 4–0
Most runs George Bailey (149) Ian Bell (189)
Most wickets Clint McKay (5) Steven Finn (8)
Player of the series Ian Bell (Eng)

Tour matches[]

50-over: Leicestershire Foxes v Australians[]

21 June 2012
10:45
Scorecard
Australians 
241/8 (41 overs)
v
Leicestershire Foxes
136 (29.4 overs)
David Warner 74 (78)
Abdul Razzaq 3/39 (9 overs)
Greg Smith 44 (59)
Clint McKay 4/31 (7 overs)
Australians won by 102 runs (D/L method)
Grace Road, Leicester
Umpires: Ben Debenham (Eng) and Peter Hartley (Eng)
  • Leicestershire Foxes won the toss and elected to field.
  • Match reduced to 41 overs per side due to rain.
  • James Sykes (Leics) made his List A debut.

50-over: Essex Eagles v Australians[]

26 June 2012
14:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Australians 
313/9 (50 overs)
v
Essex Eagles
134 (32.4 overs)
Michael Clarke 76 (73)
Reece Topley 4/46 (8 overs)
James Foster 41 (36)
Pat Cummins 3/26 (7 overs)
Australians won by 179 runs
County Ground, Chelmsford
Umpires: Nick Cook and David Millns (Eng)
Player of the match: Reece Topley (Essx)
  • Australians won the toss and elected to bat.

ODI series[]

1st ODI[]

29 June 2012
10:45
Scorecard
England 
272/5 (50 overs)
v
 Australia
257/9 (50 overs)
Eoin Morgan 89* (63)
Clint McKay 1/43 (10 overs)
Michael Clarke 61 (67)
Steven Finn 2/47 (10 overs)
Stuart Broad 2/47 (10 overs)
England won by 15 runs
Lord's, London
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Richard Kettleborough (Eng)
Player of the match: Eoin Morgan (Eng)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to field.
  • Rain during the England innings delayed play by an hour.
  • Aleem Dar stood in his 150th ODI.
  • Michael Clarke passed 7,000 ODI runs.
  • England beat Australia for the first time in an ODI at Lord's since 1997.

2nd ODI[]

1 July 2012
10:45
Scorecard
Australia 
251/7 (50 overs)
v
 England
252/4 (45.4 overs)
Shane Watson 66 (80)
Tim Bresnan 2/50 (8 overs)
Ravi Bopara 82 (85)
Michael Clarke 1/13 (2 overs)
England won by 6 wickets
The Oval, London
Umpires: Marais Erasmus (SA) and Richard Illingworth (Eng)
Player of the match: Ravi Bopara (Eng)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Rain interrupted the Australia innings and wet ground delayed the start of the England innings, but there was no loss of overs.

3rd ODI[]

4 July 2012
14:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
England 
v
 Australia
Match abandoned without a ball bowled
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Rob Bailey (Eng)
  • No toss.
  • Rain prevented play.
  • The lack of a result ensures that Australia retain the no. 1 spot in the ICC's World ODI Rankings

4th ODI[]

7 July 2012
10:45
Scorecard
Australia 
200/9 (50 overs)
v
 England
201/2 (47.5 overs)
David Hussey 70 (73)
Steven Finn 4/37 (10 overs)
Ian Bell 69 (94)
Clint McKay 2/29 (10 overs)
England won by 8 wickets
Durham ICG, Chester-le-Street
Umpires: Marais Erasmus (SA) and Nigel Llong (Eng)
Player of the match: Steven Finn (Eng)
  • England won the toss and elected to field.

5th ODI[]

10 July 2012
14:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Australia 
145/7 (32 overs)
v
 England
138/3 (27.1 overs)
George Bailey 46* (41)
Ravi Bopara 2/8 (4 overs)
Alastair Cook 58 (78)
Michael Clarke 1/14 (3 overs)
England won by 7 wickets (D/L)
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Ian Gould (Eng)
Player of the match: Ravi Bopara (Eng)
  • England won the toss and elected to field.
  • Rain delayed the start of the match until 17:30, reducing the match to 32 overs per side. Further rain reduced the England innings to 29 overs, with a target of 138 runs.

References[]

  1. ^ "Ireland to face Australia in Belfast one-day game". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 28 September 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
  2. ^ a b "England announce 2012 summer schedule of Tests and ODIs". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 28 September 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
  3. ^ "Australia's one-day tour of England under threat, claim reports". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 2 June 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
  4. ^ "England name unchanged one-day squad for Australia series". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 25 June 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
  5. ^ "Seamer Tim Murtagh named in Irish ODI squad to play Australia". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 11 June 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
  6. ^ "Mitchell Johnson back for Australia ODI tour of England". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 10 May 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
  7. ^ "Michael Hussey out of England tour". ESPNCricinfo. 10 May 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
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