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1998-1999 Test series, England versus Australia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The England cricket team toured Australia in 1998–99, playing a five-Test series for The Ashes and a number of tour matches against Australian domestic teams. They also played a tri-nation series which included Sri Lanka.
1998–99 Ashes Series | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date | 20 November 1998 – 6 January 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Result | Australia won the five-Test series 3–1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Player of the series | Steve Waugh (Aus) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Australia won the Test series 3–1 and retained the Ashes, which were in their possession since 1989. The player of the series was Steve Waugh from Australia. Of the five matches, one was drawn, Australia won three and England won one. Australian captain Mark Taylor won all five coin tosses at the start of each Test.
20–24 November 1998 Scorecard |
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26–29 December 1998 Scorecard |
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2–5 January 1999 Scorecard |
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