The Australian cricket team toured England in the 1989 season to play a six-match Test series against England. The tour also included matches in Wales, Scotland, the Netherlands and Denmark. Australia won the series 4–0 with two matches drawn. Australia therefore regained The Ashes.
Touring party
Allan Border (captain) Geoff Marsh (vice captain) Terry Alderman David Boon Greg Campbell Ian Healy Trevor Hohns Merv Hughes Dean Jones Geoff Lawson Tim May Tom Moody Carl Rackemann Mark Taylor Mike Veletta Steve Waugh Tim Zoehrer
Test series summary
1st Test at Headingley – Australia won by 210 runs 2nd Test at Lord's Cricket Ground – Australia won by 6 wickets 3rd Test at Edgbaston – match drawn 4th Test at Old Trafford – Australia won by 9 wickets 5th Test at Trent Bridge – Australia won by an innings and 180 runs 6th Test at The Oval – match drawn
One Day Internationals (ODIs)
The series was drawn 1–1 with one tied match. By losing fewer wickets in the tied game, England won the Texaco Trophy.
1st ODI
2nd ODI
3rd ODI
Other matches Australians v League Cricket Conference XI at Dartmouth, 5 May 1989 Australians v Duchess of Norfolk's XI at Arundel, 7 May 1989 Sussex v Australians at Hove, 9 May 1989 Marylebone Cricket Club v Australians at Lord's, 11 May 1989 Worcestershire v Australians at Worcester, 13–14 May 1989 Somerset v Australians at Taunton, 17–19 May 1989 Middlesex v Australians at Lord's, 20–22 May 1989 Yorkshire v Australians at Leeds, 23 May 1989
First-class match: Warwickshire v Australians at Birmingham
Derbyshire v Australians at Derby, 3-5 Jun 1989 Lancashire v Australians at Manchester, 14-16 Jun 1989 Northamptonshire v Australians at Northampton, 17-19 Jun 1989 Australians v Oxford and Cambridge Universities at The Parks, 28 Jun 1989 Glamorgan v Australians at Neath, 1-3 Jul 1989 Australians v Scotland at Glasgow, 15 Jul 1989 Australians v Minor Counties at Trowbridge, 17 Jul 1989 Hampshire v Australians at Southampton, 19-21 Jul 1989 Gloucestershire v Australians at Bristol, 22-23 Jul 1989 Nottinghamshire v Australians at Nottingham, 2-4 Aug 1989 Leicestershire v Australians at Leicester, 5-7 Aug 1989 Kent v Australians at Canterbury, 16-18 Aug 1989 Essex v Australians at Chelmsford, 19-21 Aug 1989 Australians v The Netherlands at The Hague, 2 Sep 1989 Australians v The Netherlands at The Hague, 3 Sep 1989 Australians v Denmark at Bronsby Stadium, 5 Sep 1989 Australians v Denmark at Slagelse Stadium, 6 Sep 1989
Annual reviews Playfair Cricket Annual 1990 Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1990
References
External links CricketArchive – tour itineraries