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
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† Peter Forrest replaced the withdrawn Michael Hussey.
Ireland
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Australia | Ireland | ||
Date | 23 June 2012 | ||
Captains | Michael Clarke | William Porterfield | |
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Results | 1-match series drawn 0–0 | ||
Most runs | – | Paul Stirling (24) | |
Most wickets | Brett Lee (2) | – |
Only ODI
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- 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
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Australia | England | ||
Dates | 21 June – 10 July 2012 | ||
Captains | Michael Clarke | Alastair Cook | |
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Results | 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
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- 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
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- 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.
- Brett Lee (Aus) equalled the record for the most ODI wickets taken for Australia (380).[8]
- England beat Australia for the first time in an ODI at Lord's since 1997.
2nd ODI
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- 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
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- 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
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- England won the toss and elected to field.
5th ODI
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- 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
[edit]- ^ "Ireland to face Australia in Belfast one-day game". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 28 September 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
- ^ a b "England announce 2012 summer schedule of Tests and ODIs". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 28 September 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
- ^ "Australia's one-day tour of England under threat, claim reports". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 2 June 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
- ^ "England name unchanged one-day squad for Australia series". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 25 June 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
- ^ "Seamer Tim Murtagh named in Irish ODI squad to play Australia". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 11 June 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
- ^ "Mitchell Johnson back for Australia ODI tour of England". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 10 May 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
- ^ "Michael Hussey out of England tour". ESPNCricinfo. 10 May 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
- ^ Hopps, David (29 June 2012). "Morgan stars for all-round England". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 3 September 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2022.