The Australian cricket team toured England and Ireland in June and July 2012. Australia played a One Day International (ODI) against Ireland on 23 June, [1] and a five-match ODI series against England from 29 June to 10 July. [2] They also played two List A tour matches against English county sides Leicestershire Foxes and Essex Eagles. [2] The tour was put in jeopardy at the start of June 2012, when industrial action was threatened by the Australian Cricketers' Association because of a dispute over the inclusion of performance-related pay in the contract between the players and Cricket Australia. [3]
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† Peter Forrest replaced the withdrawn Michael Hussey.
Australian cricket team in Ireland in 2012 | |||
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Australia | Ireland | ||
Date | 23 June 2012 | ||
Captains | Michael Clarke | William Porterfield | |
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Results | 1-match series drawn 0–0 | ||
Most runs | – | Paul Stirling (24) | |
Most wickets | Brett Lee (2) | – |
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Australian cricket team in England in 2012 | |||
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Australia | England | ||
Dates | 21 June – 10 July 2012 | ||
Captains | Michael Clarke | Alastair Cook | |
One Day International series | |||
Results | England won the 5-match series 4–0 | ||
Most runs | George Bailey (149) | Ian Bell (189) | |
Most wickets | Clint McKay (5) | Steven Finn (8) | |
Player of the series | Ian Bell (Eng) |
v | Leicestershire Foxes 136 (29.4 overs) | |
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