How many tests did England tour Australia in 2013?
The England cricket team toured Australia during the 2013–14 season from 31 October 2013 to 2 February 2014. The series included the traditional five Tests for The Ashes, and also featured five One Day Internationals (ODIs) and three T20 Internationals (T20Is).
What went wrong for Australia in the 2013 ICC Cricket World Cup?
The tour started in June with the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy, in which Australia were drawn in Group A with England, New Zealand and Sri Lanka. They lost to England and Sri Lanka, and the game against New Zealand was washed out, leaving Australia at the bottom of Group A with 1 point and eliminated from the tournament.
What happened to Old Trafford stadium?
with the old pavilion refurbished and new stands and a large conference centre constructed. Old Trafford retains the unwanted record of being the only ground in England where a Test has been abandoned without a ball bowled – this happened twice, in 1890 and 1938.
How many people in Australia are English?
In the most recent 2016 census, 7.8 million or 36.1% of respondents identified as “English” or a combination including English and is the largest ‘ancestry’ self-identity in the Australian census. English Australians have more often come from the South than the North of England.
When did England and Australia play each other?
England and Australia played each other twice during the 1960s, first in 1963, when the Wallabies defeated England 18–9 at Sydney’s Sports Ground, during England’s first tour overseas. They met again in 1967 during the 1966-67 Australia rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland and France and Australia triumphed 23–11 at Twickenham.
What happened in Australia in 2014?
July/August – Australia competes at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, winning 137 medals. 2 August – Rugby union: The 2014 Super Rugby season concludes, with the New South Wales Waratahs defeating the Crusaders in the final.