English cricket team in Australia in 2017–18
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The England cricket team toured Australia between November 2017 and February 2018 to play five Tests and five One Day Internationals (ODIs).[5] They also played in a three nation Twenty20 International (T20I) tournament, along with New Zealand, who co-hosted the tournament along with Australia.[6] England additionally played two first-class matches, a two-day tour match and a one-day tour match against Cricket Australia XI, as well as a Twenty20 against the Prime Minister's XI. The Test matches made up the 2017–18 Ashes series, with Australia regaining the Ashes by winning the series 4–0.[7] England won the ODI series 4–1. This was England's first bilateral ODI series win in Australia.[8]
English cricket team in Australia in 2017–18 | |||
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Australia | England | ||
Dates | 23 November 2017 – 21 February 2018 | ||
Captains | Steve Smith |
Joe Root (Tests) Eoin Morgan (ODIs) | |
Test series | |||
Result | Australia won the 5-match series 4–0 | ||
Most runs | Steve Smith (687)[1] | Dawid Malan (383)[1] | |
Most wickets | Pat Cummins (23)[2] | James Anderson (17)[2] | |
Player of the series | Steve Smith (Aus) | ||
One Day International series | |||
Results | England won the 5-match series 4–1 | ||
Most runs | Aaron Finch (275)[3] | Jason Roy (250)[3] | |
Most wickets | Andrew Tye (8)[4] | Adil Rashid (10)[4] | |
Player of the series | Joe Root (Eng) |
In May 2017, it was confirmed that the WACA Ground would host the Test in Perth, as the planned new Perth Stadium would not be opened in time.[9] However, the fifth ODI was played at the new stadium.[10]