Australia won the 1921

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held in England. They won the first three matches against

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, which meant that they had won eight in succession, an unequalled sequence in Ashes Tests, following the 5-0 drubbing they had administered to England in the 1920–21 season in Australia. The last two matches of the Test series were drawn. England chose 30 different players across the five Tests - still the record for the most players used by one side in a series. In addition to the Test matches, the Australian team played first-class matches against all the major teams in England, plus some less important matches. In all, they played 38 matches, winning 22 of them, drawing 14 and losing just twice, both times towards the end of the season.

The touring party

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, captain * Tommy Andrews * Warren Bardsley *

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* Herbie Collins * Jack Gregory * Hunter Hendry *

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* Ted McDonald *

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Edgar Mayne Edgar Richard "Ernie" Mayne (2 July 1882 – 26 October 1961) was an Australian cricketer who played as a right-handed batsman and bowler. Mayne played in four Test matches for Australia between 1912 and 1921. He made his Test debut on 15 July ...

* Bert Oldfield * Nip Pellew * Jack Ryder * Johnny Taylor

Test series summary

First Test

Second Test

Third Test

Fourth Test

Fifth Test

Annual reviews

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1922