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.
The Australian team played 20 first-class matches outside the test series, winning seven games, losing two and drawing the other eleven matches. One game was abandoned without any play and is not included in the figures. They also played four matches which did not have first-class status, winning two and drawing two.
Australian squad
The Australian squad consisted of Bill Lawry (captain), Ian Chappell, Alan Connolly, Bob Cowper, Eric Freeman, John Gleeson, Neil Hawke, John Inverarity, Barry Jarman, Les Joslin, Ashley Mallett, Graham McKenzie, Ian Redpath, David Renneberg, Paul Sheahan, Brian Taber and Doug Walters.
Test series summary
First Test
6–11 June 1968 Scorecard |
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- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- 9 June was taken as a rest day.
Second Test
20–25 June 1968 Scorecard |
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- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- 23 June was taken as a rest day.
Third Test
11–16 July 1968 Scorecard |
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- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- 14 July was taken as a rest day.
- There was no play on the first day.
Fourth Test
25–30 July 1968 Scorecard |
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- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- 28 July was taken as a rest day.
- RJ Inverarity (AUS), and KWR Fletcher and RM Prideaux (both ENG) made their Test debuts.
Fifth Test
22–27 August 1968 Scorecard |
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- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- 25 August was taken as a rest day.
- AA Mallett (AUS) made his Test debut.
References
Annual reviews
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
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