Australian cricket team in England in 1968

The Australian cricket team toured England in the 1968 season to play a five-match Test series against England for The Ashes.

Australia retained The Ashes after the series was drawn 1-1.

Test series summary

• 1st Test at Old Trafford – Australia won by 159 runs
• 2nd Test at Lord's – match drawn
• 3rd Test at Edgbaston – match drawn
• 4th Test at Headingley – match drawn
• 5th Test at The Oval – England won by 226 runs

References

Annual reviews

• Playfair Cricket Annual 1969
• Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1969

Further reading

• Bill Frindall, The Wisden Book of Test Cricket 1877-1978, Wisden, 1979
• Chris Harte, A History of Australian Cricket, Andre Deutsch, 1993
• Ray Robinson, On Top Down Under, Cassell, 1975

External links

• CricketArchive – tour summaries

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