The Australia national cricket team toured England from June to September 2015 for a five-match Test series, five One Day International (ODI) matches and one Twenty20 International (T20I). The Test series was for the Ashes. They also played two four-day and two three-day first-class matches against English county sides. Australia also played one ODI against Ireland in Belfast.
Australian cricket team in England in 2015 | |||
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Australia | England | ||
Dates | 25 June 2015 – 13 September 2015 | ||
Captains | Michael Clarke (Tests) Steve Smith (ODIs and T20Is) | Alastair Cook (Tests) Eoin Morgan (ODIs and T20Is) | |
Test series | |||
Result | England won the 5-match series 3–2 | ||
Most runs | Steven Smith (508) | Joe Root (460) | |
Most wickets | Mitchell Starc (18) | Stuart Broad (21) | |
Player of the series | Chris Rogers (Aus) and Joe Root (Eng) Compton–Miller Medal: Joe Root (Eng) | ||
One Day International series | |||
Results | Australia won the 5-match series 3–2 | ||
Most runs | George Bailey (218) | Eoin Morgan (278) | |
Most wickets | Pat Cummins (12) | Adil Rashid (7) | |
Player of the series | Mitchell Marsh (Aus) | ||
Twenty20 International series | |||
Results | England won the 1-match series 1–0 | ||
Most runs | Steve Smith (90) | Eoin Morgan (74) | |
Most wickets | Pat Cummins (2) | David Willey (2) | |
Player of the series | Moeen Ali (Eng) |
On 31 March 2015, Australia announced a 17-man touring party for the Ashes series. [1] England announced their squad for the first Test on 1 July. [2] Australia fast-bowler Ryan Harris announced his retirement from cricket days before the start of the series, due to an ongoing knee injury. He was subsequently replaced by New South Wales fast bowler Pat Cummins. [3] On 12 August 2015, Australia announced a 14-man squad for the ODI series, with Steve Smith captaining the team. [4] England announced their squads for the T20 and ODI series on 24 August. [5]
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Australia [1] | England [2] [6] [7] | Australia [4] | England [5] | Australia [4] | England [5] |
1 Cummins replaced Ryan Harris, who retired prior to the start of the series due to his knee injury. [3]
2 Bairstow replaced Gary Ballance in the squad for the third Test. [6]
3 Plunkett and Footitt replaced James Anderson in the squad for the fourth Test. [7] Anderson returned to the squad in place of Footitt for the fifth Test. [8]
4 Bairstow replaced Jos Buttler in the squad for the third ODI. [9]
5 Aaron Finch replaced David Warner in the squad for the third ODI, after Warner retired hurt with a thumb fracture. [10] The next day, Peter Handscomb and John Hastings were called into the side in place of the injured Nathan Coulter-Nile and Shane Watson, who announced his retirement from Test Cricket. [11]
23–25 July 2015 Scorecard |
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95/1 (24.1 overs) Michael Clarke 44* (74) |
14–16 August 2015 Scorecard |
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Australian cricket team in Ireland in 2015 | |||
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Australia | Ireland | ||
Date | 27 August 2015 | ||
Captains | Steve Smith | William Porterfield | |
One Day International series | |||
Results | Australia won the 1-match series 1–0 | ||
Most runs | David Warner (84) | Niall O'Brien (45) | |
Most wickets | Nathan Coulter-Nile (3) | Tim Murtagh (2) | |
Player of the series | David Warner (Aus) |
ODIs | |
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Australia [14] | Ireland [15] |
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