01
7 Nov 2002
Test · The Ashes · 1st Test
Brisbane
Australia 492 & 296/5d – 325 & 79 England England lost
Australia won by 384 runs
Hosted by Australia
2002–03
The Ashes: England cricket results and squad
England: Lost 1–4
How England performed
A second successive 1–4 defeat came in Australia in 2002–03. The opening Test at Brisbane ended in a 384-run loss after England were dismissed for 79 in their second innings, and innings defeats followed at Adelaide, where Australia declared on 552 for 9, and at the WACA Ground, Perth, where England made 185 and 223 against 456. That left Australia 3–0 up with two to play and the Ashes retained.
At Melbourne England made 387 in their second innings, having been 281 behind on first innings, and Australia reached 107 for 5 to win by five wickets. England ended the series with a 225-run win at Sydney, where the first innings were separated by a single run, 363 to 362, and England declared their second innings on 452 for 9 before dismissing Australia for 226.
- Head coach
- Duncan Fletcher
- Captain
- Nasser Hussain
- Record
- P5 W1 D0 L4
England fixtures
England: 2002–03 Ashes
02
21 Nov 2002
Test · The Ashes · 2nd Test
Adelaide
Australia 552/9d – 342 & 159 England England lost
Australia won by an innings and 51 runs
03
29 Nov 2002
Test · The Ashes · 3rd Test
WACA Ground, Perth
Australia 456 – 185 & 223 England England lost
Australia won by an innings and 48 runs
04
26 Dec 2002
Test · The Ashes · 4th Test
Melbourne
Australia 551/6d & 107/5 – 270 & 387 England England lost
Australia won by 5 wickets
05
2 Jan 2003
Test · The Ashes · 5th Test
Sydney
Australia 363 & 226 – 362 & 452/9d England England won
England won by 225 runs