The Australian cricket team toured England in June 2018 to play five One Day International (ODIs) and one Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.[1][2][3] Ahead of the ODIs, Australia played List A matches against Sussex and Middlesex.[4] This was Australia's first international tour following the Australian ball tampering scandal as well as Tim Paine's first series as captain in ODIs.
| Australian cricket team in England in 2018 | |||
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| England | Australia | ||
| Dates | 7 – 27 June 2018 | ||
| Captains | Eoin Morgan[nb 1] |
Tim Paine (ODIs) Aaron Finch (T20Is) | |
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | England won the 5-match series 5–0 | ||
| Most runs | Jason Roy (304) | Shaun Marsh (288) | |
| Most wickets |
Moeen Ali Adil Rashid (12) |
Kane Richardson Billy Stanlake (6) | |
| Player of the series | Jos Buttler (Eng) | ||
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | England won the 1-match series 1–0 | ||
| Most runs | Jos Buttler (61) | Aaron Finch (84) | |
| Most wickets |
Chris Jordan Adil Rashid (3) | Mitchell Swepson (2) | |
Australia lost the first two ODI matches and, as a result, slipped to sixth place in the ICC ODI Championship.[5] Australia had lost thirteen of their last fifteen completed ODIs, falling to a 34-year low in the ICC rankings.[5][6] In the next match, England scored the highest innings total in ODIs, scoring 481 runs for the loss of six wickets and, in the process, won the series with two games to play.[7] England won the ODI series 5–0, the first time that Australia had been whitewashed in a five-match ODI series against England.[8] Twelve wickets taken by Moeen Ali and Adil Rashid each are the most for England spinners in a bilateral ODI series.[9][10] England also won the one-off T20I match, by 28 runs.[11]
Squads
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Ahead of the tour, Josh Hazlewood was ruled out of Australia's ODI squad, and he was replaced by Michael Neser.[15] Ben Stokes was unavailable for the first three ODIs of the series due to injury, with Sam Billings added to England's squad as cover.[16] Stokes joined the squad for the last two ODIs. However, he did not play and continued his rehabilitation from injury.[17] Jake Ball was added to England's squad as cover for Chris Woakes.[18] Woakes was eventually ruled out of the tour with an ongoing knee injury.[17] Sam Curran and Craig Overton were added to England's ODI squad for the last two ODIs.[19]
Tour matches
editList A: Sussex vs Australia
editList A: Middlesex vs Australia
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- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Robbie White (Middlesex) made his List A debut.
ODI series
edit1st ODI
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- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Michael Neser (Aus) made his ODI debut.
- Tim Paine captained Australia for first time in ODIs.[20]
2nd ODI
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- Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- D'Arcy Short (Aus) made his ODI debut.
- Alex Wharf (Eng) stood in his first ODI as an umpire.[21]
- England made their highest score against Australia in ODIs.[22]
- Adil Rashid (Eng) took his 100th wicket in ODIs.[23]
3rd ODI
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- Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- Eoin Morgan scored the most ODI runs for England (5,443).[24] He also scored fastest fifty for England in ODIs (21 balls).[25]
- England set a new record for the highest innings total in ODIs. This was also the first instance where a men's team scored more than 450 runs in an ODI.[26]
- In terms of runs, this was both England's biggest win and Australia's biggest defeat in ODIs.[27]
4th ODI
edit5th ODI
editT20I series
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- Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- Mitchell Swepson (Aus) made his T20I debut.
- Jos Buttler scored the fastest fifty for England in T20Is (22 balls).[28]
In popular culture
editAn Australian docu-series - The Test was produced, following the Australian national cricket team in the aftermath of the Australian ball tampering scandal.[29] The first episode of Season 1 featured the team play the ODIs against England.
Notes
edit- ^ Jos Buttler captained England for the second ODI.
References
edit- ^ "Future Tours Programme" (PDF). International Cricket Council. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
- ^ "India, Pakistan and Australia to tour England in 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- ^ "England schedule for 2018 confirmed". England and Wales Cricket Board. 4 September 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- ^ "Specsavers County Championship and Royal London One-Day Cup fixtures announced". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Aussies slip to 34-year rankings low". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
- ^ "Australia slip to 34-year low in ICC ODI rankings". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
- ^ "England rack up world record 481/6 to seal series against Australia". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
- ^ "Breathtaking Buttler secures England their whitewash in one-wicket thriller". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- ^ "England vs Australia, 2018: 5th ODI – Statistical Highlights". CricTracker. 24 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
- ^ "Breathtaking Buttler secures England their whitewash in one-wicket thriller". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
- ^ "England v Australia: Jos Buttler leads home side to Edgbaston win". BBC Sport. 27 June 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- ^ "Jos Buttler rested for Scotland ODI, Liam Plunkett returns as full-strength side faces Australia". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- ^ a b "New skippers in, Swepson named for white-ball tours". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
- ^ "England name squad for IT20s against Australia and India". Retrieved 20 June 2018.
- ^ "Michael Neser replaces injured Josh Hazlewood in Australia's squad for England tour". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
- ^ "Ben Stokes to miss start of England's ODI summer". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
- ^ a b "Chris Woakes ruled out of Australia ODIs with knee problem". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
- ^ "Jake Ball recalled to England ODI squad as cover for Chris Woakes". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- ^ "Sam Curran, Overton added to England's ODI squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
- ^ "England look to move on from Scotland shock as Australia begin new era". ESPN Cricinfo. 12 June 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
- ^ "Alex Wharf to umpire his first One-Day International in Cardiff". BBC Sport. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
- ^ "Jason Roy and Jos Buttler put England out of reach despite Shaun Marsh heroics". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
- ^ Berry, Scyld (17 June 2018). "England cracks emerge as pace attack falters in second ODI against Australia". The Telegraph. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
- ^ "Eoin Morgan surpassed Ian Bell to become England's new ODI leading runscorer in a world record run fest". Cricbuzz. 19 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
- ^ Wilson, Jack (19 June 2018). "England cricketers run RIOT: Alex Hales, Eoin Morgan send records tumbling at Trent Bridge". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
- ^ "England v Australia: Hosts make record 481-6 in third ODI". BBC Sport. 19 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
- ^ "Trent Bridge: England's records-breaking venue". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
- ^ "Jos Buttler and Adil Rashid ensure Australia end tour winless". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
- ^ Balachandran, Kanishkaa (18 March 2020). "'The Test' review: Amazon Prime docu-series is all about the Australian cricket team's path to redemption". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
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