Australian cricket team in England and Ireland in 2012

The Australian cricket team toured England and Ireland in June and July 2012. Australia played a One Day International (ODI) against Ireland on 23 June,[1] and a five-match ODI series against England from 29 June to 10 July.[2] They also played two List A tour matches against English county sides Leicestershire Foxes and Essex Eagles.[2] The tour was put in jeopardy at the start of June 2012, when industrial action was threatened by the Australian Cricketers' Association because of a dispute over the inclusion of performance-related pay in the contract between the players and Cricket Australia.[3]

Squads

ODIs
 England[4]  Ireland[5]  Australia[6][7]

† Peter Forrest replaced the withdrawn Michael Hussey.

Ireland

Australian cricket team in Ireland in 2012
Australia
Ireland
Dates 23 June 2012
Captains Michael Clarke William Porterfield
One Day International series
Result 1-match series drawn 0–0
Most runs – Paul Stirling (24)
Most wickets Brett Lee (2) –


Only ODI

23 June
11:30
Scorecard
Ireland 
36/3 (10.4 overs)
v
Paul Stirling 24 (27)
Brett Lee 2/10 (3 overs)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to field.
  • Match abandoned after 10.4 overs due to heavy rain.
  • Tim Murtagh (Ire) made his ODI debut.

England

Australian cricket team in England in 2012
Australia
England
Dates 21 June – 10 July 2012
Captains Michael Clarke Alastair Cook
One Day International series
Result England won the 5-match series 4–0
Most runs George Bailey (149) Ian Bell (189)
Most wickets Clint McKay (5) Steven Finn (8)
Player of the series Ian Bell (Eng)

Tour matches

50-over: Leicestershire Foxes v Australians

21 June 2012
10:45
Scorecard
Australians 
241/8 (41 overs)
v
Leicestershire Foxes
136 (29.4 overs)
David Warner 74 (78)
Abdul Razzaq 3/39 (9 overs)
Greg Smith 44 (59)
Clint McKay 4/31 (7 overs)
Australians won by 102 runs (D/L method)
Grace Road, Leicester
Umpires: Benjamin Debenham (Eng) and Peter Hartley (Eng)
  • Leicestershire Foxes won the toss and elected to field.
  • Match reduced to 41 overs per side due to rain.
  • James Sykes (Leics) made his List A debut.

50-over: Essex Eagles v Australians

26 June 2012
14:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Australians 
313/9 (50 overs)
v
Essex Eagles
134 (32.4 overs)
Michael Clarke 76 (73)
Reece Topley 4/46 (8 overs)
James Foster 41 (36)
Pat Cummins 3/26 (7 overs)
Australians won by 179 runs
County Ground, Chelmsford
Umpires: Nick Cook and David Millns (Eng)
Player of the match: Reece Topley (Essx)
  • Australians won the toss and elected to bat.

ODI series

1st ODI

29 June 2012
10:45
Scorecard
England 
272/5 (50 overs)
v
 Australia
257/9 (50 overs)
Eoin Morgan 89* (63)
Clint McKay 1/43 (10 overs)
Michael Clarke 61 (67)
Steven Finn 2/47 (10 overs)
Stuart Broad 2/47 (10 overs)
England won by 15 runs
Lord's, London
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Richard Kettleborough (Eng)
Player of the match: Eoin Morgan (Eng)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to field.
  • Rain during the England innings delayed play by an hour.
  • Aleem Dar stood in his 150th ODI.
  • Michael Clarke passed 7,000 ODI runs.
  • England beat Australia for the first time in an ODI at Lord's since 1997.

2nd ODI

1 July 2012
10:45
Scorecard
Australia 
251/7 (50 overs)
v
 England
252/4 (45.4 overs)
Shane Watson 66 (80)
Tim Bresnan 2/50 (8 overs)
Ravi Bopara 82 (85)
Michael Clarke 1/13 (2 overs)
England won by 6 wickets
The Oval, London
Umpires: Marais Erasmus (SA) and Richard Illingworth (Eng)
Player of the match: Ravi Bopara (Eng)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Rain interrupted the Australia innings and wet ground delayed the start of the England innings, but there was no loss of overs.

3rd ODI

4 July 2012
14:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned without a ball bowled
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Rob Bailey (Eng)
  • No toss.
  • Rain prevented play.
  • The lack of a result ensures that Australia retain the no. 1 spot in the ICC's World ODI Rankings

4th ODI

7 July 2012
10:45
Scorecard
Australia 
200/9 (50 overs)
v
 England
201/2 (47.5 overs)
David Hussey 70 (73)
Steven Finn 4/37 (10 overs)
Ian Bell 69 (94)
Clint McKay 2/29 (10 overs)
England won by 8 wickets
Durham ICG, Chester-le-Street
Umpires: Marais Erasmus (SA) and Nigel Llong (Eng)
Player of the match: Steven Finn (Eng)
  • England won the toss and elected to field.

5th ODI

10 July 2012
14:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Australia 
145/7 (32 overs)
v
 England
138/3 (27.1 overs)
George Bailey 46* (41)
Ravi Bopara 2/8 (4 overs)
Alastair Cook 58 (78)
Michael Clarke 1/14 (3 overs)
England won by 7 wickets (D/L)
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Ian Gould (Eng)
Player of the match: Ravi Bopara (Eng)
  • England won the toss and elected to field.
  • Rain delayed the start of the match until 17:30, reducing the match to 32 overs per side. Further rain reduced the England innings to 29 overs, with a target of 138 runs.

References

  1. ↑ "Ireland to face Australia in Belfast one-day game". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 28 September 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "England announce 2012 summer schedule of Tests and ODIs". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 28 September 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
  3. ↑ "Australia's one-day tour of England under threat, claim reports". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 2 June 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
  4. ↑ "England name unchanged one-day squad for Australia series". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 25 June 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
  5. ↑ "Seamer Tim Murtagh named in Irish ODI squad to play Australia". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 11 June 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
  6. ↑ "Mitchell Johnson back for Australia ODI tour of England". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 10 May 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
  7. ↑ "Michael Hussey out of England tour". ESPNCricinfo. 10 May 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2012.