English cricket team in Australia in 2006–07
International cricket tour
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The England cricket team toured Australia from November 2006 to February 2007 for a five-match Test series that formed The Ashes, a triangular One Day International series with Australia and New Zealand, one Twenty20 International against Australia, and tour matches against Australian domestic sides and select XIs.
| English cricket team in Australia in 2006–07 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 |
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| Australia | England | ||
| Dates | 10 November 2006 – 11 February 2007 | ||
| Captains | Ricky Ponting | Andrew Flintoff | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | Australia won the 5-match series 5–0 | ||
| Most runs | Ricky Ponting (576) | Kevin Pietersen (490) | |
| Most wickets | Stuart Clark (26) | Matthew Hoggard (13) | |
| Player of the series | Ricky Ponting | ||
Australia regained the Ashes fifteen months after relinquishing them by winning the first three Test matches, sealing the series with a 206-run victory in the third Test at the WACA Ground.[1] Australia went on to win the series 5-0, the first such Ashes whitewash since 1920-21.[2] Australia were winners in a one-off Twenty20 International at Sydney Cricket Ground, the hosts prevailing by 77 runs.[3] England were triumphant, however, in the Commonwealth Bank Series, beating Australia 2-0 in a best-of-three final.[4]
Squads
On 14 November, Marcus Trescothick left the tour due to a “recurrence of a stress-related illness”, with Ed Joyce named as his replacement.[8][9] On 16 December, Ashley Giles returned home for personal reasons; Jamie Dalrymple was called up in his place.[10]
On 18 November, Michael Clarke was brought into the Australia squad as injury cover for Shane Watson.[11] On 8 December, Damien Martyn announced his retirement from all forms of cricket with immediate effect.[12] Andrew Symonds and Adam Voges were brought into the team as replacements.[13]
