Australia in Great Britain, 2013 (cricket)
First Test, Trent Bridge, 10–14 July. Toss: England
England won by 14 runs (England 215 & 375, Australia 280 & 296)
England 1st innings 215: Trott 48; Siddle 5/50, Pattinson 3/69
Australia 1st innings 280: Agar 98, Hughes 81*, Smith 53; Anderson 5/85
England 2nd innings 375: Bell 109, Broad 65, Cook 50; Starc 3/81, Siddle 3/85
Australia 2nd innings 296 (target 311): Haddin 71, Rogers 52; Anderson 5/73 (10/158)
- Ashton Agar's 98 (on his Test debut) was the highest score for a number 11 batsman and his partnership with Phillip Hughes the highest 10th-wicket partnership (163) in Test cricket.
Second Test, Lord's, 18–22 July. Toss: England
England won by 347 runs (England 361 & 349/7d, Australia 128 & 235)
England 1st innings 361: Bell 109, Bairstow 67, Trott 58; Harris 5/72, Smith 3/18
Australia 1st innings 128: Watson 30; Swann 5/44
England 2nd innings 349/7d: Root 180, Bell 74; Siddle 3/65
Australia 2nd innings 235 (target 583): Khawaja 54, Clarke 51; Swann 3/78
- Ian Bell became the fourth English batsman to score a century in three successive Ashes matches, after Hobbs, Hammond and Chris Broad (father of Stuart, who played in this match).[1]
- A back stress fracture put James Pattinson out of the series.
References
- ↑ Ashes 2013: Ian Bell says England well placed despite late wickets, BBC Sport, British Broadcasting Corporation, 18 July 2013. Retrieved on 19 July 2013.