English cricket team in Australia in 1998-99

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This article is about the English cricket team's 1998-99 tour of Australia. For more details about that season's Ashes series, see 1998-99 Ashes series.

The England national cricket team toured Australia in the 1998-99 season to play a five-match Test series against Australia for The Ashes, the three way one day international Carlton & United One-Day Series against England and Sri Lanka, and eleven tour matches.

Australia won the 1998-99 Ashes series 3-1 with one match drawn therefore retained The Ashes which they had held since the 1989 Ashes series.

[edit] Series summary

Oct 1998

• Thu 29 ACB Chairman's XI Lilac Hill (WA)
• Sat 31-Tue 3 Western Australia Perth

Nov 1998

• Sat 7-Tue 10 South Australia Adelaide
• Fri 13-Mon 16 Queensland Cairns
• Fri 20-Tue 24 FIRST TEST Brisbane
• Sat 28-Wed 2 SECOND TEST Perth

Dec 1998

• Sat 5-Tue 8 Victoria Melbourne
• Fri 11-Tue 15 THIRD TEST Adelaide
• Thu 17 Prime Minister's XI Canberra
• Sat 19-Tue 22 Australian XI Hobart
• Sat 26-Wed 30 FOURTH TEST Melbourne
• Wed 30 Queensland Country XI Brisbane D/N

Jan 1999

• Fri 1 Bradman XI Bowral
• Sat 2-Wed 6 FIFTH TEST Sydney
• Sun 3 Qld Academy of Sports Albion (Qld)
• Mon 4 Qld Academy of Sports Albion (Qld)
• Fri 8 Queensland Brisbane D/N

The following matches form part of the Carlton & United One-Day Series:

• Sun 10 Australia Brisbane D/N
• Mon 11 Sri Lanka Brisbane D/N
• Fri 15 Australia Melbourne D/N
• Sun 17 Australia Sydney D/N
• Tue 19 Sri Lanka Melbourne D/N
• Sat 23 Sri Lanka Adelaide D/N
• Tue 26 Australia Adelaide D/N
• Fri 29 Sri Lanka Perth D/N

Feb 1999

• Wed 3 Sri Lanka Sydney D/N
• Fri 5 Australia Sydney D/N
• Wed 10 First Final Sydney D/N
• (Thu 11: Reserve Day)
• Fri 12 Second Final Melbourne D/N
• (Sat 13: Reserve Day)
• Sun 14 Third Final (if needed) Melbourne D/N
• (Mon 15: Reserve Day)

[edit] References

• Playfair Cricket Annual
• Wisden Cricketers Almanack

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