English cricket team in Australia in 2021–22
English cricket team in Australia in 2021–22 | |||
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Australia | England | ||
Dates | 8 December 2021 – 18 January 2022 | ||
Captains | Pat Cummins[n 1] | Joe Root | |
Test series |
The England cricket team are touring Australia in December 2021 and January 2022 to play five Tests, which form The Ashes.[1][2] In May 2021, Cricket Australia confirmed the fixtures for the tour.[3] The Test series will be part of the 2021–2023 ICC World Test Championship.[4] The England Lions also toured Australia during November and December 2021, before the majority of the team flew home before the second Test match.[5]
Squads[]
Australia A[6][7] | England Lions[8] |
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On 21 October 2021, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced that Dom Sibley had withdrawn from the England Lions squad, with Harry Brook named as his replacement.[9] Three days before the first match of the tour for the England Lions, Brydon Carse suffered a knee injury and was ruled out of the series.[10] Alex Carey was added to Australia's Test squad for the Ashes as a replacement for Tim Paine,[11] and was removed from the A squad.[12]
Tour matches[]
Before the first Ashes Test match, England played a three-day match and a four-day match against England Lions.[13] Australia were also scheduled to play a three-day intra-squad match,[14] but the match was cancelled due to rain.[15] As well as the Ashes Test matches, Australia A played the England Lions in a four-day match.[16]
23–25 November 2021
Scorecard |
England
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England Lions
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0/98 (29 overs)
Haseeb Hameed 53* (109) |
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- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- Only 29 overs of play was possible on day 1 due to rain.
- No play was possible on day 2 and day 3 due to rain.
30 November–3 December 2021
Scorecard |
England Lions
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England
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- England won the toss and elected to field.
- No play was possible on day 1 and day 2 due to rain.
9–12 December 2021
Scorecard |
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England Lions
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347 (128.2 overs)
James Bracey 113 (295) Matt Renshaw 2/26 (14 overs) |
- Australia A won the toss and elected to bat.
Test series[]
1st Test[]
8–12 December 2021
Scorecard |
England
147 (50.1 overs) & 297 (103 overs) |
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Australia
425 (104.3 overs) & 1/20 (5.1 overs) |
2nd Test[]
Australia
9/473d (150.4 overs) & 9/230d (61 overs) |
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England
236 (84.1 overs) & 192 (113.1 overs) |
3rd Test[]
26–30 December 2021
Scorecard |
England
185 (65.1 overs) & 68 (27.4 overs) |
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Australia
267 (87.5 overs) |
Australia won by an innings and 14 runs
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Points: Australia 12, England 0. |
4th Test[]
5–9 January 2022
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Australia
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England
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Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney |
5th Test[]
Notes[]
- ^ Steve Smith captained Australia for the second Test match.
References[]
- ^ "Men's Future Tours Programme" (PDF). International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
- ^ "Fixture confirmed for dual Ashes series, Afghan Test". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ "Australia's Test drought poses possible Ashes problems". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ "England vs India to kick off the second World Test Championship". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ "England opt against keeping Lions squad members on in Australia". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ^ "Selectors eyeing present and future with Aus A picks". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ "Ashes: Usman Khawaja set to keep pressure on Test batsman in stacked Australia A team". The Australian. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ "England Lions name squad for tour of Australia". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
- ^ "Dom Sibley withdraws from Lions squad". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- ^ "Brydon Carse out of England Lions tour of Australia with knee injury". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ "Carey set for Gabba debut as Australia's Ashes keeper". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- ^ "Alex Carey to make Test debut in Ashes opener". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- ^ "Australia's Ashes selection shootout locked in". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
- ^ "Paine back keeping and hopes to play Shield and Marsh Cup games ahead of the Ashes". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
- ^ "Aussie Ashes prep in disarray as crucial last audition likely canned". Fox Sports. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ^ "England Lions and England Women's A to tour Australia alongside men's and women's senior teams". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "England lose more WTC points for slow over-rate in first Ashes Test". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
External links[]
- 2021 in Australian cricket
- 2021 in English cricket
- 2021–22 Australian cricket season
- International cricket competitions in 2021–22
- English cricket tours of Australia
- The Ashes
- Current cricket tours