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The 2021–22 Ashes series, named the Vodafone Men's Ashes Series for sponsorship reasons, [1] was a series of five Test cricket matches that were contested between England and Australia for The Ashes. The series was played at five venues across Australia from 8 December 2021 and was scheduled to finish on 18 January 2022.
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] Australia successfully retained the Ashes by winning the first three Test matches. [6] The fourth Test ended in a draw, with Australia winning the fifth Test by 146 runs to win the series 4–0. [7]
Although the first Test series played between England and Australia was in the 1876–77 season, [5] [6] the Ashes originated from the solitary Test which the two nations contested in 1882. [7] England lost the match, played at The Oval, and a mock obituary was posted in The Sporting Times, declaring the death of English cricket. It stated that ...
The Ashes is a men's Test cricket series played biennially between England and Australia.The term originated in a satirical obituary published in a British newspaper, The Sporting Times, immediately after Australia's 1882 victory at The Oval, its first Test win on English soil.
The WTC 2021–23 cycle began in August 2021 with Pataudi Trophy (5 matches series between India and England). [21] The International Cricket Council officially announced the full programme with a new points system. [22] Australia qualified for the final by winning the 3rd Test Match of the 2022–23 Border-Gavaskar Trophy. [23]
The schedule for the World Test Championship was announced by the International Cricket Council (ICC) on 20 June 2018, as part of the 2018–2023 Future Tours Programme. [28] Rather than being a full round-robin tournament in which everyone played everyone else equally, each team played only six of the other eight, as in the previous cycle. [29]
On 2 February 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Australia postponed their away series against South Africa, resulting in a guaranteed berth in the final for New Zealand. [9] [10] On 6 March 2021, India also confirmed their berth for the final, after beating England by 3–1 in a home Test series. [11]
Prior to the England series, India were scheduled to play the inaugural final of 2019–2021 ICC World Test Championship from 18 to 22 June at Southampton. [40] The first Test at Trent Bridge was affected by rain and was ended in a draw. [41] India won the second Test match at Lord's, [42] with England winning the third Test at Headingley. [43]