The England cricket team toured Australia during the 1990–91 cricket season to compete in a five-match Test series against Australia for the Ashes. While in Australia, England also played a number of tour matches against state and representative teams, and competed in the one-day international (ODI) World Series Cup against Australia and New Zealand. At the conclusion of the tour, England flew to New Zealand to participate in a three-game ODI series.
The England squad flew out to Australia on 18 October 1990.[1] The personnel was vastly different due to the turbulent years that had followed the previous tour to Australia, which had been won 2–1 under Mike Gatting, who had chosen to captain an England XI on a rebel tour of South Africa and subsequently had been banned from Test cricket for three years. Following the humiliation of the 1989 Ashes series defeat, Graham Gooch replaced David Gower as captain and although England continued their streak of series defeats against West Indies (going down 2–1 after winning the First Test), they won back much respect, and then followed up with series wins against India and New Zealand during the home summer.
As a result, although the initial squad contained a number of inexperienced Test players (only five squad members – Gooch, Gower, Allan Lamb, Gladstone Small and Eddie Hemmings – had been on earlier tours of Australia), journalists such as former Test cricketer Mike Selvey (writing for The Guardian at the time) felt somewhat confident that England could match it with the Australians.[1]
9-12 - South Australia - Adelaide, South Australia - South Australia won by 6 wickets
14 - Tasmania - Hobart, Tasmania - England won by 8 wickets
16-19 - An Australian XI - Hobart, Australia - match drawn
December
4 - Prime Minister's XI - Canberra, Australian Capital Territory - PM's XI won by 31 runs
20-23 - Victoria - Ballarat, Victoria - match drawn
January
13-16 - New South Wales - Albury, New South Wales - NSW won by 6 wickets
19-22 - Queensland - Carrarra, Queensland - England won by 10 wickets
World Series Cupedit
England also played in the World Series Cup triangular tournament with Australia and New Zealand. England finished third in the table not qualifying for the finals.
December
1 v New Zealand, Adelaide Oval - New Zealand by 7 runs
7 v New Zealand, WACA, Perth - England by 4 wickets
9 v Australia, WACA, Perth - Australia by 6 wickets
13 v New Zealand, Sydney Cricket Ground - England by 33 runs
15 v New Zealand, Gabba, Brisbane - New Zealand by 8 wickets
16 v Australia, Gabba, Brisbane - Australia by 37 runs
January
1 v Australia, Sydney Cricket Ground - Australia by 68 runs
10 v Australia, Melbourne Cricket Ground - Australia by 3 runs
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The England cricket team toured Australia during the 1990 91 cricket season to compete in a five match Test series against Australia for the Ashes While in Australia England also played a number of tour matches against state and representative teams and competed in the one day international ODI World Series Cup against Australia and New Zealand At the conclusion of the tour England flew to New Zealand to participate in a three game ODI series England in Australia in 1990 91 AustraliaEnglandDates25 October 1990 5 February 1991CaptainsAllan BorderGraham GoochTest seriesResultAustralia won the 5 match series 3 0Most runsDavid Boon 530 Graham Gooch 426 Most wicketsBruce Reid 27 Devon Malcolm 16 Under the captaincy of Graham Gooch England were unable to regain the Ashes losing the series 3 0 Contents 1 Touring squad 2 Test series summary 2 1 1st Test 2 2 2nd Test 2 3 3rd Test 2 4 4th Test 2 5 5th Test 3 Tour matches 4 World Series Cup 5 External sources 6 Annual reviews 7 Further reading 8 ReferencesTouring squad editThe England squad flew out to Australia on 18 October 1990 1 The personnel was vastly different due to the turbulent years that had followed the previous tour to Australia which had been won 2 1 under Mike Gatting who had chosen to captain an England XI on a rebel tour of South Africa and subsequently had been banned from Test cricket for three years Following the humiliation of the 1989 Ashes series defeat Graham Gooch replaced David Gower as captain and although England continued their streak of series defeats against West Indies going down 2 1 after winning the First Test they won back much respect and then followed up with series wins against India and New Zealand during the home summer As a result although the initial squad contained a number of inexperienced Test players only five squad members Gooch Gower Allan Lamb Gladstone Small and Eddie Hemmings had been on earlier tours of Australia journalists such as former Test cricketer Mike Selvey writing for The Guardian at the time felt somewhat confident that England could match it with the Australians 1 Graham Gooch c Essex Allan Lamb vc Northamptonshire 2 Michael Atherton Lancashire Wayne Larkins Northamptonshire David Gower Hampshire Robin Smith Hampshire John Morris Derbyshire Alec Stewart wk Surrey Jack Russell wk Gloucestershire Chris Lewis Leicestershire Eddie Hemmings Nottinghamshire Phil Tufnell Middlesex Angus Fraser Middlesex Devon Malcolm Derbyshire Gladstone Small Warwickshire Martin Bicknell Surrey Phillip DeFreitas Lancashire Hugh Morris Glamorgan and Phil Newport Worcestershire received subsequent call ups to cover or replace injured players 2 As on the previous Australian series the tour was managed by Peter Lush while Micky Stewart was team manager 2 Test series summary editMain article 1990 91 Ashes series 1st Test edit 23 25 November 1990 Scorecard England nbsp 194 78 overs amp 114 53 1 overs v nbsp Australia 152 63 overs amp 0 157 46 overs Australia won by 10 wicketsThe Gabba Brisbane 2nd Test edit 26 30 December 1990 Scorecard England nbsp 352 131 4 overs amp 150 73 overs v nbsp Australia 306 112 5 overs amp 2 197 86 overs Australia won by 8 wicketsMelbourne Cricket Ground Melbourne 3rd Test edit 4 8 January 1991 Scorecard Australia nbsp 518 157 overs amp 205 89 overs v nbsp England 8 469d 172 1 overs amp 4 113 25 overs Match drawnSydney Cricket Ground Sydney 4th Test edit 25 29 January 1991 Scorecard Australia nbsp 386 135 2 overs amp 6 314d 104 overs v nbsp England 229 81 3 overs amp 5 335 96 overs Match drawnAdelaide Oval Adelaide 5th Test edit 1 5 February 1991 Scorecard England nbsp 244 66 4 overs amp 182 61 3 overs v nbsp Australia 307 90 5 overs amp 1 120 31 2 overs Australia won by 9 wicketsWACA Ground PerthTour matches edit2 5 November 1990 Scorecard nbsp Western Australia v England XI nbsp 289 85 1 overs Graeme Wood 108 218 Michael Atherton 3 27 4 1 overs 246 78 4 overs Allan Lamb 84 111 Chris Matthews 5 66 16 overs 4 329d 104 overs Geoff Marsh 151 250 Devon Malcolm 1 54 22 overs 9 222 83 overs Robin Smith 98 231 Terry Alderman 3 49 17 overs Match drawnWACA Ground Perth Umpires Peter McConnell and Ric Evans England XI won the toss and elected to field October 25 WACA President s XI Lilac Hill Perth Western Australia England won by 6 wickets 30 Western Australia Combined XI Perth Australia WAC XI won by 3 wickets November 2 5 Western Australia Perth Western Australia match drawn 9 12 South Australia Adelaide South Australia South Australia won by 6 wickets 14 Tasmania Hobart Tasmania England won by 8 wickets 16 19 An Australian XI Hobart Australia match drawn December 4 Prime Minister s XI Canberra Australian Capital Territory PM s XI won by 31 runs 20 23 Victoria Ballarat Victoria match drawn January 13 16 New South Wales Albury New South Wales NSW won by 6 wickets 19 22 Queensland Carrarra Queensland England won by 10 wicketsWorld Series Cup editEngland also played in the World Series Cup triangular tournament with Australia and New Zealand England finished third in the table not qualifying for the finals December 1 v New Zealand Adelaide Oval New Zealand by 7 runs 7 v New Zealand WACA Perth England by 4 wickets 9 v Australia WACA Perth Australia by 6 wickets 13 v New Zealand Sydney Cricket Ground England by 33 runs 15 v New Zealand Gabba Brisbane New Zealand by 8 wickets 16 v Australia Gabba Brisbane Australia by 37 runs January 1 v Australia Sydney Cricket Ground Australia by 68 runs 10 v Australia Melbourne Cricket Ground Australia by 3 runs England failed to qualify for the finals External sources editCricketArchive tour itineraryAnnual reviews editPlayfair Cricket Annual 1991 Wisden Cricketers Almanack 1991Further reading editChris Harte A History of Australian Cricket Andre Deutsch 1993References edit a b Selvey Mike 18 October 1990 Gooch can defy history and regain the Ashes The Guardian p 15 a b c SERIES REPORT England in Australia and New Zealand 1990 91 Wisden Almanack 1992 edition ESPN Cricinfo Retrieved 24 January 2022 nbsp This article on an international cricket tour of Australia is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title English cricket team in Australia in 1990 91 amp oldid 1136319543, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
