";s:4:"text";s:2598:" Ashes History: 1946-70 BBC Sport Online takes the Ashes story through the postwar years up to the ending of Australia's dominance in 1960s. England has retained the Ashes after a drawn series once.
Australia were on the back foot in their innings, with three wickets down and still considerably in arrears, but they recovered to com…
The First Test was a comprehensive victory for Australia. The Ashes 2001 with live cricket scores and the latest news and features throughout the series. Australia won the Test series 4-1 and retained the Ashes that had been in their possession since the 1989 Ashes series. Test Cricket - Scorecard: 2001 England v Australia (The Ashes) - 5th Test - 23rd August, 2001 - Kennington Oval
Although the first Test series played between England and Australia was in the After its loss to Australia in 1882, England won the next eight series between the two sides, during which time it lost only four of the 22 Tests. The series also marked the retirement of former England captain Mike Atherton, who finished his international career after the Fif… There have been six drawn series, and on five of these occasions, Australia has retained the Ashes due to being holders going into the series. The 2001 cricket series between England and Australia for the Ashes was played in England from 5 July to 27 August 2001. Adam Gilchrist was awarded man of the match for his 152, hit from just 143 balls, but it was Shane Warne who took the bowling plaudits. Australia also holds the edge in Ashes series won, having won on 33 occasions compared to England's 32. There have been six drawn series, and on five of these occasions, Australia has retained the … Glenn McGrath and Mark Butcher were named Players of the Series.
On only three occasions has a team won all the Tests in an Ashes series; Australia has achieved the feat 5–0 in