| English cricket team in Australia in 2021–22 | |||
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| Australia | England | ||
| Dates | 8 December 2021 – 18 January 2022 | ||
| Captains | Pat Cummins[n 1] | Joe Root | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | Australia won the 5-match series 4–0 | ||
| Most runs | Travis Head (357) | Joe Root (322) | |
| Most wickets | Pat Cummins (21) | Mark Wood (17) | |
| Player of the series | Travis Head (Aus) | ||
TheEngland cricket team toured Australia in December 2021 and January 2022 to play fiveTests, which formedThe Ashes.[1][2] In May 2021,Cricket Australia confirmed the fixtures for the tour.[3] The Test series was also part of the2021–2023 ICC World Test Championship.[4] TheEngland Lions also toured Australia during November and December 2021, before the majority of the team flew home before the second Test match.[5]
Australia successfully retained the Ashes by winning the first three Test matches.[6] The fourth Test ended in a draw, with Australia winning the fifth Test by 146 runs to win the series 4–0.[7]
 Australia A[8][9] |  England Lions[10] |
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On 21 October 2021, theEngland and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced thatDom Sibley had withdrawn from the England Lions squad, withHarry Brook named as his replacement.[11] Three days before the first match of the tour for the England Lions,Brydon Carse suffered a knee injury and was ruled out of the series.[12]Alex Carey was added to Australia's Test squad for the Ashes as a replacement forTim Paine,[13] and was removed from the A squad.[14]
Before the first Ashes Test match,England played a three-day match and a four-day match againstEngland Lions.[15]Australia were also scheduled to play a three-day intra-squad match,[16] but the match was cancelled due to rain.[17] As well as the Ashes Test matches,Australia A played the England Lions in a four-day match.[18]
23–25 November 2021 Scorecard |
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0/98 (29 overs) Haseeb Hameed 53* (109) | ||
30 November–3 December 2021 Scorecard |
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9–12 December 2021 Scorecard |
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Australia A won by 112 runs Ian Healy Oval,Brisbane Umpires:Shawn Craig andDonovan Koch Player of the match:Michael Neser (Australia A) |
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26–30 December 2021 Scorecard |
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Australia won by an innings and 14 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground,Melbourne Points:Australia 12, England 0. |
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