The Australia national cricket team toured England from June to September 2015 for a five-match Test series, five One Day International (ODI) matches and one Twenty20 International (T20I). The Test series was for the Ashes. They also played two four-day and two three-day first-class matches against English county sides. Australia also played one ODI against Ireland in Belfast.
England
Squads On 31 March 2015, Australia announced a 17-man touring party for the Ashes series. England announced their squad for the first Test on 1 July. Australia fast-bowler Ryan Harris announced his retirement from cricket days before the start of the series, due to an ongoing knee injury. He was subsequently replaced by New South Wales fast bowler Pat Cummins. On 12 August 2015, Australia announced a 14-man squad for the ODI series, with Steve Smith captaining the team. England announced their squads for the T20 and ODI series on 24 August.
TestsODIsT20Is Michael Clarke (c) Steve Smith (vc) Brad Haddin (wk) Fawad Ahmed Pat Cummins1 Josh Hazlewood Ryan Harris Mitchell Johnson Nathan Lyon Mitchell Marsh Shaun Marsh Peter Nevill (wk) Chris Rogers Peter Siddle Mitchell Starc Adam Voges David Warner Shane WatsonAlastair Cook (c) Joe Root (vc) Moeen Ali James Anderson Jonny Bairstow 2 Gary Ballance Ian Bell Stuart Broad Jos Buttler (wk) Steven Finn Mark Footitt 3 Adam Lyth Liam Plunkett 3 Adil Rashid Ben Stokes Mark WoodSteve Smith (c) David Warner (vc) Ashton Agar George Bailey Joe Burns Nathan Coulter-Nile Pat Cummins Aaron Finch5 Peter Handscomb5 John Hastings5 Glenn Maxwell Mitchell Marsh James Pattinson Mitchell Starc Marcus Stoinis Matthew Wade (wk) Shane WatsonEoin Morgan (c) Moeen Ali Jonny Bairstow(wk) 4 Sam Billings Jos Buttler (wk) Steven Finn Alex Hales Liam Plunkett Adil Rashid Jason Roy Ben Stokes James Taylor Reece Topley David Willey Chris Woakes Mark WoodSteve Smith (c) David Warner (vc) Ashton Agar George Bailey Cameron Boyce Joe Burns Nathan Coulter-Nile Pat Cummins Mitchell Marsh Glenn Maxwell James Pattinson Mitchell Starc Marcus Stoinis Matthew Wade (wk) Shane WatsonEoin Morgan (c) Moeen Ali Sam Billings Jos Buttler (wk) Steven Finn Alex Hales Adil Rashid Jason Roy Ben Stokes Reece Topley James Vince David Willey Chris Woakes
1 Cummins replaced Ryan Harris, who retired prior to the start of the series due to his knee injury. 2 Bairstow replaced Gary Ballance in the squad for the third Test. 3 Plunkett and Footitt replaced James Anderson in the squad for the fourth Test. Anderson returned to the squad in place of Footitt for the fifth Test. 4 Bairstow replaced Jos Buttler in the squad for the third ODI. 5Aaron Finch replaced David Warner in the squad for the third ODI, after Warner retired hurt with a thumb fracture. The next day, Peter Handscomb and John Hastings were called into the side in place of the injured Nathan Coulter-Nile and Shane Watson, who announced his retirement from Test Cricket.
Tour matches
First-class: Kent v Australians
First-class: Essex v Australians
First-class: Derbyshire v Australians
First-class: Northamptonshire v Australians
Test series
First Test
Second Test
Third Test
Fourth Test
Fifth Test
T20I series
Only T20I
ODI series
1st ODI
2nd ODI
3rd ODI
4th ODI
5th ODI
Ireland
Squads ODIsSteve Smith (c) Ashton Agar George Bailey Joe Burns Nathan Coulter-Nile Pat Cummins Glenn Maxwell Mitchell Marsh James Pattinson Mitchell Starc Marcus Stoinis Matthew Wade (wk) Shane Watson David WarnerWilliam Porterfield (c) Andy Balbirnie George Dockrell Ed Joyce Andy McBrine John Mooney Tim Murtagh Kevin O'Brien Niall O'Brien Paul Stirling Stuart Thompson Gary Wilson (wk) Craig Young
ODI series
Only ODI
References
External links Australia tour of England and Ireland, 2015 at ESPNcricinfo.com