Australian cricket team in England and Ireland in 2001
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"2001 Ashes series" redirects here. For rugby league's 2001 Ashes series, see 2001 Kangaroo tour.
In 2001, the Australia national cricket team toured England and Ireland to play county matches and the 2001 Ashes series. The Ashes series was played from 5 July to 27 August.
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2001 Ashes Series | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date | 5 July 2001 – 27 August 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Result | Australia won the five-Test series 4–1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Player of the series | Glenn McGrath (Aus) and Mark Butcher (Eng) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Australia comfortably won the Test series 4–1 and retained the Ashes, which were in their possession since 1989. The players of the series were Glenn McGrath from Australia and Mark Butcher from England. The England captain Michael Atherton finished his international career after the fifth and final test of the series.
As of 2023, this remains the last time Australia have won an Ashes series in England.