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The Australia national cricket team were in England from June to September 2013 for a tour that consisted of five Test matches, five One Day International matches and two Twenty20 International matches. The Test series was for the Ashes.[1]
Squads
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England[2]
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Australia[3]
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England[4]
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Australia[3]
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† Late addition to the squad
ICC Champions Trophy
The tour started in June with the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy, in which Australia were drawn in Group A with England, New Zealand and Sri Lanka.[5] They lost to England and Sri Lanka, and the game against New Zealand was washed out,[6] leaving Australia at the bottom of Group A with 1 point and eliminated from the tournament.[7]
Tour matches
First-class: Somerset v Australians
First-class: Worcestershire v Australians
First-class: Sussex v Australians
26–28 July 2013
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- Australians won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ashton Turner (Aus) and Callum Jackson (Sssx) made their first-class debuts.
- Each innings had a maximum length of 100 overs.
Two-day: England Lions v Australians
16–17 August 2013
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- England Lions won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rain and bad light reduced play on day 2.
Test series
First Test
10–14 July
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- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ashton Agar (Aus) made his Test debut.
- Agar's score of 98 set the Test record for the most runs in an innings by a number 11 batsman[8] and by a number 11 on debut.[9]
- The 163-run partnership between Agar and Phillip Hughes was the highest 10th-wicket partnership in Test history.[9]
Second Test
18–22 July
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Third Test
1–5 August
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- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rain and bad light on day 4 reduced play to 56 overs.
- Rain on day 5 meant only 20.3 overs could be bowled and play was abandoned at 16:40.
Fourth Test
Fifth Test
21–25 August
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- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rain delayed the start of day 2.
- No play on day 4 due to rain.
- Play was brought to a close with four overs left to play on day 5 due to bad light.
- Simon Kerrigan, Chris Woakes (both Eng) and James Faulkner (Aus) made their Test debuts.
- The 447 runs scored on day 5 set a record for the most runs scored on the final day of an Ashes Test.[11]
T20I series
1st T20I
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- England won the toss and elected to field.
- Fawad Ahmed (Aus) made his T20I debut.
- Aaron Finch recorded the highest score in a T20I innings.[12]
2nd T20I
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- Australia won the toss and elected to field.
ODI series
1st ODI
2nd ODI
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- England won the toss and elected to field.
3rd ODI
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- Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain stopped play at 15:35 and the match was abandoned at 19:05.
4th ODI
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- England won the toss and elected to field.
- Nathan Coulter-Nile (Aus) made his ODI debut.
- Clint McKay (Aus) took a hat-trick with the wickets of Kevin Pietersen, Jonathan Trott and Joe Root.
5th ODI
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- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rain delayed the toss and interrupted the Australian innings during the 10th over, but there was no loss of overs.
- Chris Jordan (Eng) made his ODI debut.
- Ben Stokes (Eng) took his maiden five-wicket haul in ODIs.[13]
Broadcasters
| Country | TV broadcaster(s) |
|---|---|
| Australia |
GEM Fox Sports |
 India |
STAR Cricket |
| Middle East | Orbit Show Network |
 Pakistan |
PTV Sports |
 South Africa |
SuperSport |
 United Kingdom |
Sky Sports |
References
- ^ "Trent Bridge to host first Test of 2013 Ashes". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN EMEA. 1 June 2013. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
- ^ "Alastair Cook among big England names rested for Australia ODI's". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 27 August 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
- ^ a b "Ashes 2013: Fawad Ahmed named in Australia's one-day squad". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 15 August 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
- ^ "Michael Carberry given England call for Australia T20 series". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 19 August 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
- ^ "Australia tour of England and Scotland, 2013 / Fixtures". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN EMEA. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
- ^ "Australia tour of England and Scotland, 2013 / Results". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN EMEA. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
- ^ Chowdhury, Saj (17 June 2013). "Champions Trophy: Australia out after Sri Lanka defeat". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
- ^ Aldred, Tanya (11 July 2013). "Agar lives a life-changing dream". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN EMEA. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
- ^ a b Jayaraman, Shiva; Rajesh, S (11 July 2013). "A new high for No. 11". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN EMEA. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
- ^ "Ashes 2013: Ian Bell says England well placed despite late wickets". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 18 July 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
- ^ "Records / Test matches / Team records / Most runs in one day". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
- ^ McGlashan, Andrew (29 August 2013). "Finch stuns England with blazing 156". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
- ^ "Watson leads Australia to winning finish". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
External links
- Australia tour of England and Scotland, 2013 at ESPNcricinfo.com
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