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The Australian cricket team toured England in the 1972 season to play a five-match Test series against England for the Ashes. The series was drawn 2–2 and England retained the Ashes. This was the last drawn series until 2019. The two sides also played a three-match ODI series, which England won 2–1.
The Australian cricket team in England in 1980 played 5 first-class matches including the Centenary Test to mark 100 years of Test cricket in England. It was during the Centenary Test that John Arlott gave his last commentary for the BBC's Test Match Special.
The team has recovered from the defeats of the mid 80s and there was hope the team could beat the West Indies in a series for the first time since 1975–76. Wisden wrote that the tour "began with exalted expectations of an epic contest between arguably the two strongest teams in the game." [1] The Australian squad was as follows:
Australia won the toss and elected to bat. Note: this is the first Test match Australia has played under the new "referral" system. Day One: The conditions provided seam and swing for the bowlers and South Africa took full advantage early to have Australia struggling at 38/3. Ponting (83) and Clarke (68) put on 113 for the fourth wicket before ...
England's first innings was dominated by Ian Botham's 138 off 174 balls - his last test century. He was especially severe on Australian Bowler Merv Hughes, playing in only his second Test. [2] Important also was the return to form of Gower (51) and Captain Gatting (61). A rain-shortened first day meant that Australia was 1–33 by the start of ...
Australia batted extremely well in the first innings. Wood (68) and Ritchie (57) took Australia to 1-114. There was a minor collapse, going to 6-263 but Wayne Phillips scored 120, including four sixes, taking the total to 429. At the end of day three the West Indies were 3–301 in reply and it seemed the game was headed for a draw.
India won the first test by 295 runs at Perth, while Australia came back to win the second day-night test in Adelaide by 10 wickets. “Sam gets a call up to the test squad for the first time.
The series of five Test matches between England and Australia was for The Ashes and, for the first time, a Test match was held in the capital of Wales, Cardiff. [1] Australia was the holder of The Ashes trophy, having won the 2006–07 series 5–0. England won the last series to be held in England in 2005 and won the 2009 Ashes 2–1. The ...