| Tour
of England 2009
Captain: Ricky Ponting | |
| | | | |
| Australia’s 83rd Test tour 36th Test-playing tour
of England
by Australia ( June - September 2009) | The Australians
were unlucky to lose the Ashes for the second consecutive series in England. England
were still behind in the first Test at Cardiff when their last pair Panesar
and Anderson came together but they held the Australians at bay for 11 overs
to save the match. Set to reach a target of 522 runs at Lord’s, Australia
were thwarting the England attack until a great spell of fast bowling by
Andrew Flintoff who took five wickets brought England their first victory on
that ground since 1934. After Clarke
and North shared in a long partnership to make the Edgbaston match safe, Ponting
rightly said his side had turned a corner because Australia hit back with a crushing win at Headingley;
but the selectors then left their off-spinner Hauritz out of the side at The
Oval and England gained victory on a dry dusty pitch to regain the Ashes. Ponting was subjected to bad-mannered booing but
handled surrendering the Ashes for a second time with dignity. He was able to
take some revenge when Australia gave a 6-1 drubbing in the one-day series
but this held very little interest after the exciting Test series and, as he
said, seven matches were far too many with the Champions Trophy just around
the corner. | Other
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| Members
of the Test tour party (16 + 2) Opening batsmen: Philip Hughes, Simon
Katich Middle-order batsmen: Ricky Ponting, Michael Clarke, Mike Hussey,
Marcus North Wicket-keepers: Brad Haddin, Graham Manou (reinforced by Tim Paine and Chris Hartley) All-rounders: Shane Watson, Andrew McDonald. Spin bowler: Nathan Hauritz Fast bowlers: Ben Hilfenhaus, Mitchell
Johnson, Brett Lee, Peter Siddle, Stuart Clark. | M J
Clarke | NSW ⋄ | 28 | RHB (SLA) vice-captain | W20
ODI T20 | | S R Clark | NSW ⋄ | 33 | RFM | | | B J
Haddin | NSW ⋄ | 31 | RHB WK | W20
ODI w/d | | N M
Hauritz | NSW ⋄ | 27 | OB | W20
ODI T20 | | B W Hilfenhaus | Tas ⋄ | 26 | RFM | W20
ODI T20 | | P J
Hughes | NSW ⋄ | 20 | LHB opener | | | M E K
Hussey | WA
⋄ | 34 | LHB | W20
ODI | | M G
Johnson | WA ⋄ | 27 | LHB LF | W20
ODI T20 | | S M
Katich | NSW ⋄ | 33 | LHB opener (SLA) | | | B Lee | NSW ⋄ | 32 | RF | W20
ODI T20 | | A B
McDonald | Vic ⋄ | 28 | RHB RFM | | | G A
Manou | SA ⋄ | 30 | WK | T20 | | M J
North | WA ⋄ | 29 | LHB OB | | | R T
Ponting | Tas ⋄ | 34 | RHB captain | W20
ODI | | P M
Siddle | Vic ⋄ | 24 | RFM | W20
ODI | | S R
Watson | NSW ⋄ | 28 | RHB opener RFM | W20
ODI T20 | | | | | Required for limited-overs
matches | N W
Bracken (NSW
⋄) | W20
ODI | | C J Ferguson (SA ⋄) |
ODI T20 | | J R
Hopes (Qld ⋄) | W20
ODI | | D J
Hussey (Vic ⋄) | W20 T20 | | D P
Nannes (Vic) | T20 | | T G Paine (Tas) |
ODI | | A Symonds (Qld ⋄) | W20 | | A C
Voges (WA) |
ODI T20 | | D A
Warner (NSW) | W20 T20 | | C L
White (Vic ⋄) |
ODI T20 |
| State representation Sheffield
Shield teams NSW New
South Wales (8) Qld Queensland
(0) SA South
Australia (1) Tas Tasmania
(2) Vic Victoria
(2) WA Western
Australia (3)
Average
age of team at time of first Test
match (8 July 2009) : 29 yrs 6 months
W20 Member of ICC
World T20 squad (June) ODI Member of squad
for the seven ODIs (September) T20 Member of
squad for the two T20 internationals | |
| Test
Appearances made before the tour | Ponting 131, Lee 76, M Clarke 47, Katich 38,
M Hussey 37, Clark 22, Johnson 21,
Haddin 15, Watson 8, Siddle 7,
Hauritz 4, McDonald 4, Hilfenhaus 3, Hughes 3,
North 2, Manou 0 | | |
| Tour
Officials | Steve
Bernard | Team Manager | Michael
Brown | General manager of cricket operations | Tim
Nielsen | Coach | Troy
Cooley | Bowling coach | Simon
Helmot | Assistant coach | Alex
Kountouris | Physiotherapist | Stuart
Karppinen | Strength & conditioning adviser | Mick
Marshall | Performance Analyst | Christian
Binder | Massage Therapist | Ross
Chapman | Psychologist | Frank
Dimasi | Security mananger | Philip
N D Pope | Media manager | Lachy
Patterson | Media manager |
Queensland coach
Trevor Barsby was a guest assistant coach. | | |
| Selectors | Andrew Hilditch (chairman), David Boon,
Jamie Cox, Merv Hughes. | | |
| Selection | The 16-day ICC
World Twenty20 championships held in England preceded the official
tour. The preliminary squad of thirty was announced on 3 April and whittled
down to fifteen by 5 May Test tour squad announced : 20 May 2009. Not selected : Andrew Symonds, Doug Bollinger, Brad Hodge.
Ian Chappell was among those criticising the selectors for not picking
a third specialist opening batsman and relying on part-time spinners. Limited-overs teams
announced: 11 August 2009. Adam Voges was retained for
the ODI matches when Haddin confirmed he would not be able to play in them. | Time between selection and departure from Australia 7 days (20 May - 27 May) | |
| Travel Brisbane Q Dubai Q Birmingham Sydney Q London | The 25 Australian contract holders assembled at a
preparation camp in Queensland
on Sunday 24 May until Wednesday. The T20 squad (including nine of the Test
squad) immediately left for England
and their Emirates flight from Brisbane via Dubai touched down at Birmingham Airport
on Thursday 28 May at 12.40. After
being eliminated from the World Twenty20 the team spent a week of training in
Leicester, declining the offer of a one-day
practice match against Derbyshire. Philip
Hughes was already in England
playing county cricket for Middlesex. Stuart Clarks plans to play for
Gloucestershire were dashed when he could not get a visa in time. Ryan Harris
was playing for Surrey and was available if
needed. The six
Test specialists left Sydney on Monday and completed
the 24-hour journey to England
on Tuesday 16 June. | Time spent in England 116 days (28 May - 21 September) | |
| On-tour
selection | The leadership group was made up of Ricky Ponting, Michael Clarke, coach Tim Nielsen, manager Steve Bernard and they were joined
by the on-tour selector: firstly, David Boon who returned home on approx 10
June, Merv Hughes, Andrew Hilditch who arrived on 30 June; and then Jamie Cox
in August.. | | |
| Reinforcements | The management sent Andrew
Symonds home for disciplinary reasons from the World Twenty20 tournament
before the official Ashes tour. Cameron
White replaced him. There were injuries to Brett Lee (stomach muscle strain) and Brad Haddin (broken finger). Haddin
returned at the end of the Test series hoping to return for the one-day
internationals but he could not and Adam Voges took his place. Graham Manou
injured his hand in Birmingham, forcing Australia to call Chris Hartleyout of club cricket in Chorley for the side match
at Canterbury.
Australia called up Tim Paine, who was in any case due to
arrive the following week for the one-day internationals, to cover because of
reserve keeper Graham Manou's injury.
Doug Bollinger joined the team for the I C C Champions Trophy in South Africa. | | |
| Fixtures
/Results | a | ϯ Trent Bridge | Bangladesh(warm-up for World T20) | Won
38 r | b | ϯ
Kennington Oval | New Zealand(warm-up for World T20) | Won 7
w | c | Å Kennington Oval | West Indies (World T20) | Lost
7 w | d | ÅTrent Bridge | Sri Lanka (World T20) | Lost
6 w | e | ϯ Hove | Sussex(4-day, 12-a-side) | Drawn | f | Worcester | England Lions | Drawn | g | CARDIFF | ENGLAND First Test | DRAWN | h | LORD'S | ENGLAND Second Test | LOST
115 r | i | Northampton | Northamptonshire | Won 135 r | j | EDGBASTON | ENGLAND Third Test | DRAWN | k | HEADINGLEY | ENGLAND Fourth Test | WON
inns 80 r | l | ϯ Canterbury | England Lions (2-day) | Won 103 r | m | KENNINGTON
OVAL | ENGLAND Fifth Test | LOST
197 r | n | § Edinburgh | Scotland (ODI) | Won 189 r | o | ⊕ Old Trafford | England (1st T20) | No result | p | ⊕ Old Trafford | England (2nd T20) | Abandoned | q | § Kennington Oval | England (1st ODI) | Won 4 r | r | § Lord's | England (2nd ODI) | Won 39 r | s | § Southampton | England (3rd ODI) | Won 6 w | t | § Lord's | England (4th ODI) | Won 7 w | u | § Trent Bridge | England (5th ODI) | Won 4 w | v | § Trent Bridge | England (6th ODI) | Won 111 r | w | § Chester-le-Street | England (7th ODI) | Lost 4 w |
| † not first-class ⊕ T20 international (ICC World T20) and T20s against England § one-day international Time spent in England before
First Test: 41 days (28 May - 8 July) | |
| Test
appearances on tour | 5 - Clarke,
Hilfenhaus, M Hussey, Johnson,
Katich, North, Ponting,
Siddle 4 - Haddin 3 - Hauritz,
Watson 2 - Clark,
Hughes 1 - Manou 0 - Lee,
McDonald (Hartley, Paine). | | |
| Match
appearances | | a | b | c | d | e | f | g | h | i | j | k | l | m | n | o | p | q | r | s | t | u | v | w | x | y | z | a’ | b’ | M J Clarke | x | x | Å | Å | x | x | T | T | | T | T | | T | o | Å | | o | o | o | o | o | | o | | | | | | S R Clark | | | | | x | x | | | x | | T | x | T | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | B J Haddin | x | x | Å | Å | x | x | T | T | | | T | | T | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | C D Hartley | | | | | | | | | | | | x | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | N M Hauritz | | x | | Å | x | x | T | T | x | T | | x | | o | Å | | | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | B W Hilfenhaus | | | | | x | | T | T | | T | T | | T | | | | | | | | | | o | | | | | | P J Hughes | | | | | x | x | T | T | x | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | M E K Hussey | x | x | Å | Å | x | x | T | T | x | T | T | x | T | | | | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | M G Johnson | x | x | Å | Å | | x | T | T | x | T | T | x | T | o | Å | | | o | o | o | o | | o | o | o | o | o | o | S M Katich | | | | | x | x | T | T | x | T | T | x | T | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | B Lee | x | x | Å | Å | x | x | | | | | | x | | o | Å | | | o | o | o | | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | G A Manou | | | | | | | | | x | T | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | A B McDonald | | | | | | | | | x | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | M J North | | | | | x | x | T | T | x | T | T | x | T | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R T Ponting | x | x | Å | Å | x | x | T | T | | T | T | x | T | | | | | | | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | P M Siddle | | x | | | x | | T | T | x | T | T | x | T | | | | | | | | o | o | | o | o | o | o | o | S R Watson | x | x | Å | Å | | | | | x | T | T | x | T | o | Å | | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | N W Bracken | x | | Å | Å | | | | | | | | | | | | | | o | o | o | o | o | | | | | | | C J Ferguson
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | o | o | o | o | o | o | | o | o | o | o | o | J R Hopes | x | x | Å | | | | | | | | | | | | | | o | o | o | | | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | D J
Hussey | x | x | Å | Å | | | | | | | | | | o | Å | | | | | | | | | | | | | | D P Nannes | | | | | | | | | | | | | | o | Å | | | | | | | | | | | | | | T G Paine | | | | | | | | | | | | | | o | Å | | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | A Symonds | x | x | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | A C Voges | | | | | | | | | | | | | | o | Å | | | | | | | | | | | | | | D A Warner | | x | Å | Å | | | | | | | | | | o | Å | | | | | | | | | | | | | | C L White | | | | | | | | | | | | | | o | Å | | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | D E Bollinger | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R E S U L T S | W | W | L | L | D | D | D | L | W | D | W | W | L | W | N | A | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | N | W | W | W |
| | |
| Highlights | • Four Australians - Katich, Ponting, North
and Haddin - scored centuries in Australia’s
massive innings of 674-6 declared at Cardiff. • Michael Clarke (136) and Brad Haddin (80) shared
a partnership of 185 as Australia
held off England
at Lord’s • Clarke (103*) and Marcus North 96) made Australia
safe at Edgbaston with another stand also worth 185 runs. • At Edgbaston Ricky Ponting became Australia’s
leading run-scorer in Tests overtaking Border’s 11,174 runs. • England were twice bowled out cheaply
at Headingley, Siddle taking 5-21, and Johnson 5-69. • Michael Hussey scored 121 at The Oval but Australia
fell well short of their target. | | |
| Tour
Summary | | P | W | L | D/NR | Aban | Test Matches | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | Other first-class matches | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | ϯ Minor matches | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - | § One-day internationals | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Å T20 internationals | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | - | All Matches | 23 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| | |
| Return
to Australia London Q Johannesburg Johannesburg Q Sydney | Andrew Symonds was sent home for breaking team rules
and arrived back in Brisbane
on Saturday 6 June. Andrew McDonald left the squad from Headingley on 7
August flew home to be with his wife who was about to give birth and rejoined
the squad in England
on August 13. Test players Stuart Clark and Simon Katich were not
required for the Twenty20 and one-day internationals and arrived back in Sydney on Wednesday 26
August. Brad Haddin dropped out of the
limited-overs squad because of his finger injury and like Ponting touched
down in Sydney
later that night. Ponting was taking a 12-day break and returned for the
final three matches of the one-day series. Coach Nielsen returned home after the fourth of the 7
one-day internationals in September, allowing him to spend time with his
young family in Adelaide.
Assistant coach Troy Cooley took charge from 13 September for the final three
ODIs. The series finished in Durham
on Sunday 20 September and the squads had to jet off almost immediately for
the eight-team Champions Trophy tournament in South Africa. x | § Johannesburg | West Indies (ICC Champions Trophy) | Won 50 r | y | § Centurion | India(ICC Champions Trophy) | No result | z | § Centurion | Pakistan(ICC Champions Trophy) | Won 2 w | a’ | § Centurion | England(ICC Champions Trophy) | Won 5 w | b’ | § Centurion | New Zealand(ICC Champions Trophy final) | Won 6 w |
Australia won the tournament by beating
New Zealand in the final
and brought the trophy back to Sydney,
where the team landed on 8 October. | Time away from Australia
(including Champions Trophy) 134 days
(27 May to 8 October) | |
| Finances | ….. | | |
| Accounts
of the tour | “Ashes
2009: When Freddie Became Jesus” by Jarrod Kimber (Pitch Publishing, 2009) “Atherton's
Ashes: How England
Won the 2009 Ashes” by Mike Atherton (Simon
& Schuster 2009) “The
Ashes 2009” [3 Disc DVD] (from 2Entertain, 2009 - now part of BBC
Worldwide) “The
Ultimate Test : The Story of the 2009 Ashes Series” by Gideon Haigh (Aurum Press, 2009) | | |
| Postscript | Players’ workloads remained an issue. When they arrived home in Sydney after five months in England,
the Australians had to play another one-day series against India at the
end of October | | |