English cricket team in Australia in 2017–18
The England cricket team toured Australia between November 2017 and February 2018 to play five Tests and five One Day Internationals (ODIs). They also played in a three nation Twenty20 International (T20I) tournament, along with New Zealand, who co-hosted the tournament along with Australia. England additionally played two first-class matches, a two-day tour match and a one-day tour match against Cricket Australia XI, as well as a Twenty20 against the Prime Minister's XI. The Test matches made up the 2017–18 Ashes series, with Australia regaining the Ashes by winning the series 4–0. England won the ODI series 4–1. This was England's first bilateral ODI series win in Australia.
| English cricket team in Australia in 2017–18 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | England | ||
| Dates | 23 November 2017 – 21 February 2018 | ||
| Captains | Steve Smith |
Joe Root (Tests) Eoin Morgan (ODIs) | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | Australia won the 5-match series 4–0 | ||
| Most runs | Steve Smith (687) | Dawid Malan (383) | |
| Most wickets | Pat Cummins (23) | James Anderson (17) | |
| Player of the series | Steve Smith (Aus) | ||
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | England won the 5-match series 4–1 | ||
| Most runs | Aaron Finch (275) | Jason Roy (250) | |
| Most wickets | Andrew Tye (8) | Adil Rashid (10) | |
| Player of the series | Joe Root (Eng) | ||
In May 2017, it was confirmed that the WACA Ground would host the Test in Perth, as the planned new Perth Stadium would not be opened in time. However, the fifth ODI was played at the new stadium.