Ashes Tour 2002/03
The Ashes Tour 2002/03 was the tour of the English cricket team to Australia , the 62nd staging of the Ashes included and was between 22 October 2002 and 8 January 2003 as part of the international cricket season 2002/03 held . The Ashes Series 2002/03 was played in the form of five test matches between England and Australia. Australia won the Ashes 4-1.
Stages
The following stages have been designated as venues for the tour.
Tour venues |
| Stadion | city | capacity | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide oval | Adelaide | 53,583 | 2nd test |
| The gabba | Brisbane | 42,000 | 1st test |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | Melbourne | 100.024 | 5th test |
| WACA Ground | Perth | 20,000 | 3rd test |
| Sydney Cricket Ground | Sydney | 48,000 | 4th test |
Squad
The following squads have been announced by the teams.
| test | |
|---|---|
 Australia
|
 England
|
Tour matches
| October 22nd scorecard |
Perth |
Australian Cricket Board 301-7 (50) |
- |
England XI 243 (48.5) |
| ACB Chairman's XI wins with 58 runs | ||||
| 24.-25. October scorecard |
Perth |
England XI 221 (87.2) |
- | Western Australia 313-6 (90) |
| draw | ||||
| 28-30 October scorecard |
Perth | Western Australia 213 (65.5) & 248 (74.2) |
- |
England XI 327 (102.5) & 130-5 (20) |
| draw | ||||
| 2-4 November scorecard |
Brisbane | Queensland 582 (158) |
- |
England XI 322-7 (102) |
| draw | ||||
| 15-17 November scorecard |
Hobart | Australia A 353-3d (75) & 310-5d (128) |
- |
England XI 183 (70.2) |
| draw | ||||
| December 6th scorecard |
Sydney |
England XI 206 (49.2) |
- |
New South Wales 211-2 (42) |
| New South Wales wins with 8 wickets | ||||
| December 8th scorecard |
Sydney |
Australia A 205-9 (50) |
- |
England XI 182 (47) |
| Australia A wins with 23 runs | ||||
| December 10th scorecard |
Canberra |
England XI 152 (40.4) |
- |
Prime Minister's XI 153-6 (31.4) |
| Prime Minister's XI wins with 4 wickets | ||||
| January 8 scorecard |
Bowral |
England XI 279-8 (50) |
- |
Sir Donald Bradman XI 285-4 (46.3) |
| Sir Donald Bradman XI wins with 6 wickets | ||||
Test matches
First test in Brisbane
| 7-10 November scorecard |
Brisbane |
Australia 492 (130.2) & 296-5d (71) |
- |
England 325 (106.5) & 79 (28.2) |
| Australia wins with 384 runs | ||||
Second test in Adelaide
| 21.-24. November scorecard |
Adelaide |
England 342 (115.5) & 159 (59.2) |
- |
Australia 552-9d (139.2) |
| Australia wins with one innings and 51 runs | ||||
Third test in Perth
| November 29–1. December scorecard |
Perth |
England 185 (64.2) & 223 (82.1) |
- |
Australia 456 (99.1) |
| Australia wins with one innings and 48 runs | ||||
Fourth test in Melbourne
| 26.-30. December scorecard |
Melbourne |
Australia 551-6d (146) & 387 (120.4) |
- |
England 270 (89.3) & 107-5 (23.1) (f / o) |
| Australia wins with 5 wickets | ||||
Fifth test in Sydney
| 2-6 January scorecard |
Sydney |
England 362 (127) & 452-9d (125.3) |
- |
Australia 363 (80.3) & 226 (54) |
| England wins with 225 runs | ||||
statistics
The following cricket statistics were obtained on this tour.
| Testing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting | ||||||||
| player | team | Games | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
| Michael Vaughan |
England
|
5 | 10 | 633 | 63.30 | 183 | 3 | 0 |
| Matthew Hayden |
Australia
|
5 | 8th | 496 | 62.00 | 197 | 3 | 0 |
| Justin Langer |
Australia
|
5 | 8th | 423 | 52.87 | 250 | 1 | 0 |
| Ricky Ponting |
Australia
|
5 | 8th | 417 | 52.12 | 154 | 2 | 1 |
| Wet Hussain |
England
|
5 | 10 | 382 | 38.20 | 75 | 0 | 4th |
| bowling | ||||||||
| player | team | Games | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5W | 10W |
| Jason Gillespie |
Australia
|
5 | 181.5 | 20th | 24.60 | 4/25 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Caddick |
England
|
4th | 171 | 20th | 34.50 | 7/94 | 1 | 1 |
| Glenn McGrath |
Australia
|
4th | 162.2 | 19th | 20.00 | 4/36 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Warne |
Australia
|
3 | 131.1 | 14th | 24.78 | 4/93 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig White |
England
|
4th | 122.1 | 14th | 38.00 | 5/127 | 1 | 0 |
Player of the Series
The following players were honored as Player of the Series .
| series | Player of the Series |
|---|---|
| test |
 Michael Vaughan
|
Player of the Match
The following players were recognized as Player of the Match .
| game | Player of the Match |
|---|---|
| 1st test |
 Matthew Hayden
|
| 2nd test |
Ricky Ponting
|
| 3rd test |
Damien Martyn
|
| 4th test |
Justin Langer
|
| 5th test |
Michael Vaughan
|
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Records / The Ashes, 2002/03 / Most runs ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved January 29, 2017.
- ↑ Records / The Ashes, 2002/03 / Most wickets ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved January 29, 2017.