The England cricket team toured Australia during the 2010–11 season from 25 November 2010 to 6 February 2011. The series comprised the traditional five Tests for The Ashes, and also featured seven ODIs and two Twenty20s. The Umpire Decision Review System was used for the ODI series.[1]
| English cricket team in Australia in 2010–11 | |||
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| England | Australia | ||
| Dates | 25 November 2010 – 6 February 2011 | ||
| Captains |
Andrew Strauss (Tests, ODIs) Paul Collingwood (T20Is) |
Ricky Ponting (1st–4th Tests) Michael Clarke (5th Test, 1st–6th ODIs) Cameron White (T20Is, 7th ODI) | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | England won the 5-match series 3–1 | ||
| Most runs | Alastair Cook (766) | Mike Hussey (570) | |
| Most wickets | James Anderson (24) | Mitchell Johnson (15) | |
| Player of the series | Alastair Cook (Eng) | ||
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | Australia won the 7-match series 6–1 | ||
| Most runs | Jonathan Trott (375) | Shane Watson (306) | |
| Most wickets |
James Anderson (7) Chris Woakes (7) | Brett Lee (11) | |
| Player of the series | Shane Watson (Aus) | ||
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | 2-match series drawn 1–1 | ||
| Most runs | Ian Bell (66) | Shane Watson (76) | |
| Most wickets | Michael Yardy (4) | Shane Watson (6) | |
England won the Ashes 3–1, making it the first time in 24 years that they had won the Ashes in Australia.[2]
First-class matches
Tour matches
England v Western Australia
England v South Australia
England v Australia A
17–20 November 2010 Scorecard |
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11/0 (1.3 overs) Andrew Strauss 9* (5) |
- England XI won the toss and elected to field.
England v Victoria
10–12 December 2010 Scorecard |
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- Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.
- Play on Day 3 was reduced due to rain.
Ashes Test series
The 2010–11 Ashes series took place from 25 November 2010 to 7 January 2011. Five Tests were played at grounds in Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, Melbourne and Sydney. England won the series 3–1.
Limited overs matches
Tour match
Prime Minister's XI 254/9 (43 overs) |
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- Prime Minister's XI won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rain first reduced the match to 43 overs per side. England XI's target was then reduced to 223 runs from 35 overs according to the Duckworth–Lewis method.
T20I series
Squads
Following the defeat in the 2010–11 Ashes series, Michael Clarke announced his retirement from Twenty20, to focus on Test and 50-over cricket.[3] Cameron White will take over as captain, with Tim Paine as vice-captain.[3][4]
1st T20I
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- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
Prior to the start of the match, a minute's silence was held for victims of the recent flooding in Queensland.[6] Both teams donated part of their match fees to help the victims and £18,000 (A$28,450) was collected from people in the ground.[7] England's victory was their eighth consecutive win, setting a world record for most consecutive wins in Twenty20 Internationals.[6]
2nd T20I
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- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
ODI series
Squads
1st ODI
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- England won the toss and elected to bat.
Shane Watson's score of 161 not out was the fifth-highest ODI score by an Australian.[10] The Australian total was the highest successful run chase in ODI matches played at the MCG.[11]
2nd ODI
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- England won the toss and elected to field.
3rd ODI
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- England won the toss and elected to bat.
4th ODI
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- England won the toss and elected to bat.
5th ODI
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- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
6th ODI
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- England won the toss and elected to bat.
England's score of 333 was their highest score against Australia, and the highest ODI total without a six. Australia's score of 334 was their highest ODI score when batting second. This was also the highest successful run chase at the SCG by Australia.[15]
7th ODI
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- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
References
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