Australian cricket team in England and Ireland in 2015
The Australia national cricket team toured England from June to September 2015 for a five-match Test series, five One Day International (ODI) matches and one Twenty20 International (T20I). The Test series was for the Ashes. They also played two four-day and two three-day first-class matches against English county sides. Australia also played one ODI against Ireland in Belfast.
England
[edit]| Australian cricket team in England in 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 |  | ||
| Australia | England | ||
| Dates | 25 June 2015 – 13 September 2015 | ||
| Captains | Michael Clarke (Tests) Steve Smith (ODIs and T20Is) | Alastair Cook (Tests) Eoin Morgan (ODIs and T20Is) | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | England won the 5-match series 3–2 | ||
| Most runs | Steven Smith (508) | Joe Root (460) | |
| Most wickets | Mitchell Starc (18) | Stuart Broad (21) | |
| Player of the series | Chris Rogers (Aus) and Joe Root (Eng) Compton–Miller Medal: Joe Root (Eng) | ||
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | Australia won the 5-match series 3–2 | ||
| Most runs | George Bailey (218) | Eoin Morgan (278) | |
| Most wickets | Pat Cummins (12) | Adil Rashid (7) | |
| Player of the series | Mitchell Marsh (Aus) | ||
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | England won the 1-match series 1–0 | ||
| Most runs | Steve Smith (90) | Eoin Morgan (74) | |
| Most wickets | Pat Cummins (2) | David Willey (2) | |
| Player of the series | Moeen Ali (Eng) | ||
Squads
[edit]On 31 March 2015, Australia announced a 17-man touring party for the Ashes series.[1] England announced their squad for the first Test on 1 July.[2] Australia fast-bowler Ryan Harris announced his retirement from cricket days before the start of the series, due to an ongoing knee injury. He was subsequently replaced by New South Wales fast bowler Pat Cummins.[3] On 12 August 2015, Australia announced a 14-man squad for the ODI series, with Steve Smith captaining the team.[4] England announced their squads for the T20 and ODI series on 24 August.[5]
| Tests | ODIs | T20Is | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Australia[1] |  England[2][6][7] | Australia[4] | England[5] | Australia[4] | England[5] |
1 Cummins replaced Ryan Harris, who retired prior to the start of the series due to his knee injury.[3]
2 Bairstow replaced Gary Ballance in the squad for the third Test.[6]
3 Plunkett and Footitt replaced James Anderson in the squad for the fourth Test.[7] Anderson returned to the squad in place of Footitt for the fifth Test.[8]
4 Bairstow replaced Jos Buttler in the squad for the third ODI.[9]
5Aaron Finch replaced David Warner in the squad for the third ODI, after Warner retired hurt with a thumb fracture.[10] The next day, Peter Handscomb and John Hastings were called into the side in place of the injured Nathan Coulter-Nile and Shane Watson, who announced his retirement from Test Cricket.[11]
Tour matches
[edit]First-class: Kent v Australians
[edit]First-class: Essex v Australians
[edit]First-class: Derbyshire v Australians
[edit]23–25 July 2015 Scorecard |
v | ||
95/1 (24.1 overs) Michael Clarke 44* (74) |
- Australians won the toss and elected to bat.
- Will Davis and Harry White (both Derbs) made their first-class debuts.
First-class: Northamptonshire v Australians
[edit]14–16 August 2015 Scorecard |
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- Australians won the toss and elected to field.
- Due to rain, there was no play on day 1, and the toss was at the start of day 2.[12]
- Richard Gleeson and George Munsey (both Northants) made their first-class debuts.
Test series
[edit]First Test
[edit]Second Test
[edit]Third Test
[edit]Fourth Test
[edit]Fifth Test
[edit]T20I series
[edit]Only T20I
[edit]v | ||
- Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- Marcus Stoinis (Aus) and Reece Topley (Eng) made their T20I debuts.
ODI series
[edit]1st ODI
[edit]v | ||
- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
2nd ODI
[edit]v | ||
- England won the toss and elected to field.
- A wet outfield delayed the start of the match and the game was reduced to 49 overs per side.
- Ben Stokes (Eng) became the sixth person to be given out obstructing the field in an ODI match.[13]
3rd ODI
[edit]4th ODI
[edit]5th ODI
[edit]Ireland
[edit]| Australian cricket team in Ireland in 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| |  | ||
| Australia | Ireland | ||
| Date | 27 August 2015 | ||
| Captains | Steve Smith | William Porterfield | |
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | Australia won the 1-match series 1–0 | ||
| Most runs | David Warner (84) | Niall O'Brien (45) | |
| Most wickets | Nathan Coulter-Nile (3) | Tim Murtagh (2) | |
| Player of the series | David Warner (Aus) | ||
Squads
[edit]| ODIs | |
|---|---|
| Australia[14] |  Ireland[15] |
ODI series
[edit]Only ODI
[edit]v | ||
- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- The start was delayed due to a wet outfield and the match was reduced to 47 overs per side.
- Rain stopped play in 32nd over of Australia's innings and reduced the game to 46 overs per side, and again rain stopped at 40.2 overs then Australia's innings ended.
- Ireland's revised target was 195 in 27 overs, per the DLS method, but rain interrupted play during Ireland's innings at 6.2 overs. The match was reduced to 24 overs and the target was set at 181 runs.
- Joe Burns (Aus) made his ODI debut.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Ashes 2015: Australia announce squad to tour England". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 31 March 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- ^ a b "Ashes 2015: England include Adil Rashid in 13-man squad". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 1 July 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- ^ a b "Injury forces Ryan Harris to retire". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 4 July 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
- ^ a b c "Ashes 2015: Australia's Brad Haddin to miss final Test". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 12 August 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ^ a b c "Joe Root: England batsman rested for T20 and ODIs v Australia". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 24 August 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ^ a b "Ashes 2015: Jonny Bairstow in England squad for third Test". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 21 July 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
- ^ a b "Ashes 2015: England name Plunkett and Footitt for fourth Test". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 1 August 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
- ^ "James Anderson in England squad for fifth Ashes Test". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 9 August 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
- ^ "Buttler rested, Bairstow called up". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 21 July 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ^ "Warner out of England ODIs with thumb fracture". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 5 September 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ^ "Australia call up Handscomb & Hastings for Coulter-Nile & Watson". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 6 September 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
- ^ Brettig, Daniel (14 August 2015). "Rain keeps captain Smith waiting". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
- ^ "Stokes given out obstructing the field". ESPNCricinfo. 5 September 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
- ^ "Australia One-Day Squad". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
- ^ "Ireland Squad". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
External links
[edit]- Australia tour of England and Ireland, 2015 at ESPNcricinfo.com