Ashes Tour 1977
The Ashes tour in 1977 was the tour of the Australian Cricket Team , the 49th staging of the Ashes included, and was fought between 2 June and 30 August 1977th The international cricket tour was part of the 1977 international cricket season and included five test matches and three ODIs . England won the Test series 3-0 and the ODI series 2-1.
prehistory
It was the first tour of the season for both teams. The last meeting of the two teams on a tour took place in the 1975 season in England .
Stages
Tour venues |
The following stages have been designated as the venue for the tour.
| Stadion | city | capacity | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edgbaston Cricket Ground | Birmingham | 24,803 | 2. ODI |
| Headingley Stadium | Leeds | 17,000 | 4th test |
| The oval | London | 23,500 | 5. test; 3. ODI |
| Lord's Cricket Ground | London | 30,000 | 1st test |
| Old Trafford Cricket Ground | Manchester | 19,000 | 2. test; 1. ODI |
| Trent Bridge | Nottingham | 15,350 | 3rd test |
Squad lists
The two teams named the following squads.
| test | ODI | ||
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 England
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 Australia
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England
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Australia
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Tour matches
Australia played 12 tour matches during the tour.
One-day internationals
First ODI in Manchester
| June 2nd scorecard |
Manchester |
Australia 169-9 (55/55) |
- |
England 173-8 (45.2 / 55) |
| England wins with 2 wickets | ||||
Second ODI in Birmingham
| June 4th scorecard |
Birmingham |
England 171 (53.5 / 55) |
- |
Australia 70 (25.2 / 55) |
| England wins with 101 runs | ||||
Third ODI in London
| June 6th scorecard |
London (oval) |
England 242 (54.2 / 55) |
- |
Australia 246-8 (53.2 / 55) |
| England wins with 2 wickets | ||||
Testing
First test in London
| June 16-21 Scorecard |
London (Lord's) |
England 216 (86.5) & 305 (112.4) |
- |
Australia 296 (114.1) & 114-6 (39) |
| draw | ||||
Second test in Manchester
| July 7-12 scorecard |
Manchester |
Australia 297 (109.2) & 218 (81.5) |
- |
England 437 (169.1) & 82-1 (29.1) |
| England wins with 9 wickets | ||||
Third test in Nottingham
| July 28th - August 2nd scorecard |
Nottingham |
Australia 243 (82.2) & 309 (127) |
- |
England 364 (124.2) & 189-3 (81.2) |
| England wins with 7 wickets | ||||
Fourth test in Leeds
| 11-15 August Scorecard |
Leeds |
England 436 (155.4) |
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Australia 103 (31.3) & 248 (89.5) (f / o) |
| England wins with one innings and 85 runs | ||||
Fifth test in London
| August 25th - 30th scorecard |
London (oval) |
England 214 (101.2) & 57-2 (26) |
- |
Australia 385 (131.3) |
| draw | ||||