English cricket team in Australia in 1998–99
Australia won the 1998–99 Ashes series against England. Australia won three Test matches, England won one Test match, and the other was drawn. Australian captain Mark Taylor won all five coin tosses in the series. After this series there was a tri-nation series which involved Sri Lanka.
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Date | 20 November 1998 – 6 January 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Result | Australia won the five-Test series 3–1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Player of the series | Steve Waugh (Aus) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Matches
First Test: 20–24 Nov 1998, Brisbane
20–24 November Scorecard |
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- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Play on Day 1 reduced to 89 overs due to bad light.
- Play on Day 3 reduced to 75 overs due to bad light and thunderstorms.
- Play on Day 5 reduced to 29 overs due to thunderstorms.
Second Test: 28-30 Nov 1998, Perth
Third Test: 11-15 Dec 1998, Adelaide
Fourth Test: 26–29 Dec 1998, Melbourne
26–29 December Scorecard |
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- Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- No play was possible on Day 1 due to rain.
- MJ Nicholson (Aus) and WK Hegg (Eng) made their Test debuts.
Fifth Test: 2–5 Jan 1999, Sydney
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References
- Playfair Cricket Annual
- Wisden Cricketers Almanack
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