Ashes Tour 1998/99
The Ashes Tour 1998/99 was the tour of the English cricket team to Australia , the 60th edition of the Ashes included and was between November 7, 1998 to January 5, 1999 as part of the international cricket season 1998/99 held . The Ashes Series 1998/99 was played in the form of five test matches between England and Australia. Australia won the Ashes 4-1.
prehistory
Both teams previously took part in the ICC KnockOut 1998 and failed each in the quarterfinals. The last meeting of the two teams took place in England in the 1997 season .
Stages
Tour venues |
The following stages have been designated as the venue for the tour.
| Stadion | city | capacity | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide oval | Adelaide | 53,583 | 3rd test |
| The gabba | Brisbane | 42,000 | 1st test |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | Melbourne | 100.024 | 4th test |
| WACA Ground | Perth | 20,000 | 2nd test |
| Sydney Cricket Ground | Sydney | 48,000 | 5th test |
Squad lists
The following squads were named by the teams.
| test | |
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 Australia
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 England
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Tour matches
| June 1st scorecard |
Perth (LH) |
England XI 297-5 (50) |
- |
ACB Chairman's XI 296 (50) |
| England XI wins with 1 run | ||||
| October 31 - November 3 scorecard |
Perth | Western Australia 334-8d (110.5) & 268-3d (64) |
- |
England XI 321 (117.3) & 192-4 (65) |
| draw | ||||
| November 7-10 scorecard |
Cairns | Queensland 209 (86.4) & 124 (54.2) |
- |
England XI 192 (98.2) & 142-9 (61.2) |
| England XI wins with 1 wicket | ||||
| December 5-8 Scorecard |
Melbourne |
England XI 373 (128) & 207-5d (57) |
- | Victoria 300 (106.2) & 245-8 (66.5) |
| draw | ||||
| December 17th scorecard |
Canberra |
England XI 225-8 (50) |
- |
Prime Minister's XI 209 (48.4) |
| England XI wins with 16 runs | ||||
| June 22-26 scorecard |
Hobart |
England XI 496-6d (126.1) & 199-3d (46.5) |
- |
Australian XI 293-4d (77) & 376-1 (55.2) |
| Australian XI wins with 9 wickets | ||||
| December 30th scorecard |
Brisbane |
England XI 281-7 (50) |
- | Queensland Country 228 (49.5) |
| England XI wins with 53 runs | ||||
| January 1st scorecard |
Bowral |
Bradman XI 238-6 (50) |
- |
England XI 187 (42.1) |
| Bradman XI wins with 51 runs | ||||
Testing
First test in Brisbane
| November 20-24 Scorecard |
Brisbane |
Australia 485 (158) & 237-3d (62) |
- |
England 375 (128.2) & 179-6 (86) |
| draw | ||||
Second test in Perth
| June 28-30 scorecard |
Perth |
England 112 (39) & 191 (70.2) |
- |
Australia 240 (89.2) & 64-3 (23) |
| Australia wins with 7 wickets | ||||
Third test in Adelaide
| December 11-15 Scorecard |
Adelaide |
Australia 391 (125.5) & 278-5d (98) |
- |
England 227 (82.5) & 237 (89) |
| Australia wins with 205 runs | ||||
Fourth test in Melbourne
| December 26-29 Scorecard |
Melbourne |
England 270 (76) & 244 (80.2) |
- |
Australia 340 (98.3) & 162 (46.4) |
| England wins with 12 runs | ||||
Fifth test in Sydney
| January 2-5 scorecard |
Sydney |
Australia 322 (87.3) & 184 (64.5) |
- |
England 220 (80.1) & 188 (66.1) |
| Australia wins with 98 runs | ||||