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In the 2nd innings of the 1st Test, Alastair Cook achieved his maiden Test double-century and his then highest Test score of 235 (not out). This was also the highest Test innings score for a batsman at the Gabba. [15] In the 1st innings of the 2nd Test, Ian Bell reached a career total of 4,000 runs when he scored 68 (not out).
The five venues will be the Perth Stadium, the Gabba, the Adelaide Oval, the Melbourne Cricket Ground and the Sydney Cricket Ground. The venues and dates for the series were announced by Cricket Australia on 16 October 2024. [6] [7] The Perth Stadium (also known as the Optus Stadium) will host the first test of the series. [8]
India also participated in an ODI tri-series with Australia and Zimbabwe. The Test series was drawn 1–1, and India retained the Border–Gavaskar Trophy because of their victory in the Trophy's previous contest. In the 2003–04 series' Adelaide Test, Rahul Dravid scored a double century, securing a famous win for India.
Instead, Adelaide hosted the first Test from 9 December and the Brisbane hosted the second Test from 17 December. [1] [2] [3] Following the draw in the third Test, Indian captain MS Dhoni announced his retirement from Test cricket with immediate effect. [4] After the draw in the final Test in Sydney, Australia won the series 2–0.
The nickname Gabba derives from the suburb of Woolloongabba, in which it is located. Over the years, the Gabba has hosted athletics, Australian rules football, baseball, concerts, cricket, cycling, rugby league, rugby union, Association football and pony and greyhound racing.
The 1974–75 Ashes series consisted of six cricket Test matches, each match lasted five days with six hours of play each day and eight ball overs.It formed part of the MCC tour of Australia in 1974–75 and the matches outside the Tests were played in the name of the Marylebone Cricket Club.
The test series was built up as an unofficial World Championship series for the title of best test team in the world. The West Indies came into the series after winning the inaugural 1975 World Cup , defeating Australia with several exciting young talents, most notably in Gordon Greenidge , Andy Roberts and Viv Richards . [ 1 ]
The 2013–14 Ashes (named Commonwealth Bank Ashes Series for sponsorship reasons) was a Test cricket series between England and Australia.The five venues for the series were the Brisbane Cricket Ground, the Adelaide Oval, the WACA Ground, the Melbourne Cricket Ground and the Sydney Cricket Ground.