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Revision as of 17:46, 9 August 2013

This article is about the series in England. For the following series in Australia, see 2013–14 Ashes series.

2013 Ashes series
Part of Australian cricket team in England in 2013
Date10 July – 25 August 2013
LocationEngland
Teams
 England  Australia
Captains
Alastair Cook Michael Clarke
Most runs
Most wickets

The 2013 Ashes series is a series of Test cricket matches contested between England and Australia.[1] The five venues for the series are Trent Bridge, Lord's, Old Trafford, the Riverside Ground and The Oval.[2] There were questions as to whether Lord's would host an Ashes match[3] – it would have been the first time since 1882 that Lord's had not hosted an Ashes Test – but the venues were eventually confirmed to include Lord's on 22 September 2011.[4] On 1 June 2012, it was announced that the First Test was scheduled to take place at Trent Bridge.[5]

The 2013 series will be the first of two back-to-back Ashes series. With the intent of breaking the cycle of Ashes series being held directly before Cricket World Cups, the Ashes are being brought forward in the schedule by one year, starting with the 2013–14 series in Australia.[6][7]

England retained the Ashes after the third Test match was drawn to give them a 2–0 lead in the series; since England already hold the Ashes, even if Australia won the next two Tests to draw the series, England would still retain the urn.[8]

The Australian team played two first-class warm-up matches, against Somerset and Worcestershire, with further first-class matches to come: against Sussex between the second and third Tests, and against Northamptonshire between the fourth and fifth Tests.[1]

The Australian live television rights to the series will be shared by the Nine Network and Fox Sports,[9] and the British rights by Sky Sports[10] with daily highlights broadcast on Channel 5.[11]

Squads

England batsman Ian Bell scores a century at Lord's with a push to point.

The Australia squad was announced on 24 April 2013. The squad included players for the entire Australian tour of England and Scotland, including the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy, the T20I series against England, and the ODI series against both England and Scotland. Among those selected were 35-year-old opening batsman Chris Rogers, five years after his only other Test cap, and uncapped all-rounder James Faulkner. Despite having played in nine of the last 10 Ashes Tests, seamer Mitchell Johnson was omitted from the squad, as was the highly rated, Pakistan-born leg spinner, Fawad Ahmed, who had not yet received his Australian passport.[12][13]

All-rounder Steve Smith was added to the squad on 23 June after captain Michael Clarke suffered injury concerns,[14] while left-arm orthodox spinner Ashton Agar was called up as back up for Nathan Lyon after taking six wickets for Australia A in three matches against Scotland, Ireland and Gloucestershire.[15] Having been suspended until the start of the first Test for punching Joe Root on a night out during the Champions Trophy, opening batsman David Warner was sent on the Australia A tour of southern Africa to regain match experience; during the tour, which lasted from 18 July to 27 July, Warner remained part of the Australian Ashes squad.[16]

The England squad for the 1st Test was announced on 6 July 2013, the most notable absentee was batsman Nick Compton, who had opened the batting with captain Alastair Cook in each of the 9 Tests since the retirement of former captain Andrew Strauss; Compton was replaced in the opening partnership by 22-year-old Joe Root. Middle-order batsman Kevin Pietersen and spinner Graeme Swann were included after overcoming injury troubles from earlier in the year, while Tim Bresnan, Steven Finn and Graham Onions were all selected as competition for the third seam bowling spot alongside James Anderson and Stuart Broad.[17][18]

After naming an unchanged squad for the first two Tests, England were forced into a change for the 3rd Test after Pietersen suffered a calf injury on the 3rd day at Lord's.[19] After much speculation regarding his replacement,[20][21] Nottinghamshire batsman James Taylor was called up on the back of an unbeaten century against the Australians in a tour match against Sussex, for whom he was making a guest appearance.[22] The England selectors also made the decision to allow Finn and Onions to return to their clubs, to be replaced by seamer Chris Tremlett and another spin option in Monty Panesar.[23]

 England  Australia

† Late addition to squad

Decision Review System

See also: Umpire Decision Review System

The 2013 series was the first Ashes which involved the Umpire Decision Review System (DRS). The implementation of this resulted in several controversies[24] including allegations that batsmen were trying to avoid Hot Spot detections by applying silicone to their bats.[25]

Matches

First Test

10–14 July
Scorecard
v
215 (59 overs)
Jonathan Trott 48 (80)
Peter Siddle 5/50 (14 overs)
280 (64.5 overs)
Ashton Agar 98 (101)
James Anderson 5/85 (24 overs)
375 (149.5 overs)
Ian Bell 109 (267)
Mitchell Starc 3/81 (32 overs)
296 (110.5 overs)
Brad Haddin 71 (147)
James Anderson 5/73 (31.5 overs)
England won by 14 runs
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Kumar Dharmasena (SL)
Player of the match: James Anderson (Eng)
  • England won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Ashton Agar (Aus) made his Test debut.
  • Agar's score of 98 set the Test record for the most runs in an innings by a number 11 batsman[26] and by a number 11 on debut.[27]
  • The 163-run partnership between Agar and Phillip Hughes was the highest 10th-wicket partnership in Test history.[27]
  • England won the opening Test match of an Ashes series for the first time since 1997.[citation needed]

Second Test

18–22 July
Scorecard
v
361 (100.1 overs)
Ian Bell 109 (211)
Ryan Harris 5/72 (26 overs)
128 (53.3 overs)
Shane Watson 30 (42)
Graeme Swann 5/44 (21.3 overs)
349/7d (114.1 overs)
Joe Root 180 (338)
Peter Siddle 3/65 (21 overs)
235 (90.3 overs)
Usman Khawaja 54 (133)
Graeme Swann 4/78 (30.3 overs)
England won by 347 runs
Lord's Cricket Ground, London
Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena (SL) and Marais Erasmus (SA)
Player of the match: Joe Root (Eng)
  • England won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Ian Bell became the fourth English batsman to score a century in three successive Ashes matches.[28]

Third Test

1–5 August
Scorecard
v
527/7d (146 overs)
Michael Clarke 187 (314)
Graeme Swann 5/159 (43 overs)
368 (139.3 overs)
Kevin Pietersen 113 (206)
Mitchell Starc 3/76 (27 overs)
172/7d (36 overs)
David Warner 41 (57)
Tim Bresnan 2/25 (6 overs)
37/3 (20.3 overs)
Joe Root 13* (57)
Ryan Harris 2/13 (7 overs)
Match drawn
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: Marais Erasmus (SA) and Tony Hill (NZ)
Player of the match: Michael Clarke (Aus)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Rain and bad light on day 4 reduced play to 56 overs.
  • Rain on day 5 meant only 20.3 overs could be bowled and play was abandoned at 16:40.

Fourth Test

9–13 August
Scorecard
v
238/9 (90 overs)
Alastair Cook 51 (164)
Nathan Lyon 4/42 (20 overs)
Close, Day 1
Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Tony Hill (NZ)
  • England won the toss and elected to bat.

Fifth Test

21–25 August
Scorecard
v

Broadcasters

Country TV Broadcaster(s)
 Australia GEM
Fox Sports
 India
   Nepal		 STAR Cricket
Middle East OSN
 New Zealand Sky Sport
 Pakistan PTV Sports
 South Africa
 Zimbabwe		 SuperSport
 United Kingdom Sky Sports
Channel 5 (highlights only)
 United States Willow Cricket

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Australia Tour of England and Scotland, 2013 / Fixtures". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN EMEA. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
  2. ^ "Durham to stage 2013 Ashes Test". BBC Sport. 30 July 2009. Retrieved 8 February 2010.
  3. ^ Briggs, Simon (30 July 2009). "The Ashes: Durham give Test in 2013 but Lord's status remains unclear". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 8 February 2010.
  4. ^ "Trent Bridge to host Ashes Tests in 2013 and 2015". BBC Sport. London. 22 September 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
  5. ^ "Ashes 2013: Trent Bridge hosts opening Test". BBC Sport. 1 June 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
  6. ^ Ashes tours under debate, 21 October 2006, www.ecb.co.uk. Retrieved 13 January 2011.
  7. ^ Strauss dreams of two more Ashes series wins under his captaincy, 8 January 2011, www.britainnews.net. Retrieved 13 January 2011.
  8. ^ "Ashes 2013: England retain Ashes with drawn third Test". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 5 August 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
  9. ^ "Fox Sports secures 2013 Ashes Series broadcasting rights". Fox Sports. 16 December 2009. Retrieved 8 February 2010.
  10. ^ "Making Ashes one of 'crown jewels' and taking away Sky money leads to burning debate". The Times. London. 16 November 2009. Retrieved 8 February 2010.
  11. ^ "Channel 5 reveals England's Ashes summer and New Zealand Tests plans". Digital Spy. 14 May 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  12. ^ Brettig, Daniel; Coverdale, Brydon (24 April 2013). "Rogers and Faulkner in Ashes squad". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN EMEA. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
  13. ^ "Australia name Brad Haddin as vice-captain for Ashes series". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 24 April 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
  14. ^ "Ashes 2013: Australia add Steve Smith to squad". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 23 June 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
  15. ^ Sheringham, Sam (1 July 2013). "Ashes 2013: Australia pick Chris Rogers & Shane Watson to open". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
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