2013 Ashes series

2013 Ashes series
2013 Ashes series
Part of Australian cricket team in England in 2013
	The Investec Ashes Series 2013 logo
Date	10 July – 25 August 2013
Location	England
Result	England won the five-Test series 3–0
Player of the series	Ian Bell (Eng) and Ryan Harris (Aus); Compton–Miller Medal:; Ian Bell (Eng)
England
Teams
England	Australia
Captains
Alastair Cook	Michael Clarke
Most runs
Ian Bell (562); Kevin Pietersen (388); Joe Root (339)	Shane Watson (418); Michael Clarke (381); Chris Rogers (367)
Most wickets
Graeme Swann (26); Stuart Broad (22); James Anderson (22)	Ryan Harris (24); Peter Siddle (17); Mitchell Starc (11)
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The 2013 Ashes series (known as the Investec 2013 Ashes Series for sponsorship reasons) was a series of Test cricket matches contested between England and Australia for the Ashes.^[2] It formed part of the 2013 Australian tour of England, which also included the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy, five One Day Internationals and two Twenty20 Internationals.^[2]

The 2013 series was the first of two back-to-back Ashes series. With the intent of breaking the cycle of Ashes series being held directly before Cricket World Cups, the Ashes were brought forward in the schedule by one year, starting with the 2013–14 series in Australia.^[3]^[4]

England won the series 3–0, with wins at Trent Bridge, Lord's and the Riverside Ground; the matches at Old Trafford and The Oval finished as draws.^[5] This was the first time since 1977 that Australia had not won a Test match in an Ashes series.

^ Wilson, Andy (25 August 2013). "England's Andy Flower defends his captain but keeps mum on own future". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference cricinfoschedule was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Ashes tours under debate, 21 October 2006, www.ecb.co.uk. Retrieved 13 January 2011.
^ Strauss dreams of two more Ashes series wins under his captaincy Archived 23 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, 8 January 2011, www.britainnews.net. Retrieved 13 January 2011.
^ "The Ashes, 2013 / Records / Match results". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. Retrieved 27 August 2013.

[Bell-CM-1] Wilson, Andy (25 August 2013). "England's Andy Flower defends his captain but keeps mum on own future". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 August 2013.

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[3] Ashes tours under debate, 21 October 2006, www.ecb.co.uk. Retrieved 13 January 2011.

[4] Strauss dreams of two more Ashes series wins under his captaincy Archived 23 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, 8 January 2011, www.britainnews.net. Retrieved 13 January 2011.

[5] "The Ashes, 2013 / Records / Match results". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. Retrieved 27 August 2013.

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