Australian cricket team in England in 1968
- Australian cricket team in England in 1968
The Australian cricket team toured England in the 1968 season to play a five-match Test series against England for The Ashes.
Australia retained The Ashes after the series was drawn 1-1.
Test series summary
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/29/29449.html 1st Test] at Old Trafford – Australia won by 159 runs
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/29/29502.html 2nd Test] at Lord's – match drawn
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/29/29568.html 3rd Test] at Edgbaston – match drawn
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/29/29620.html 4th Test] at Headingley – match drawn
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/29/29713.html 5th Test] at The Oval – England won by 226 runs
External sources
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Seasons/Tours_1968.html CricketArchive – tour summaries]
Annual reviews
* Playfair Cricket Annual 1969
* Wisden Cricketers Almanack 1969
Further reading
* Bill Frindall, "The Wisden Book of Test Cricket 1877-1978", Wisden, 1979
* Chris Harte, "A History of Australian Cricket", Andre Deutsch, 1993
* Ray Robinson, "On Top Down Under", Cassell, 1975
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