1998–99 Ashes Series | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date | 20 November 1998 – 6 January 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Result | Australia won the 5-Test series 3-1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Player of the series | Steve Waugh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Teams | |||
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Australia | England | ||
Captains | |||
Mark Taylor | Alec Stewart | ||
Most runs | |||
Steve Waugh (498) Michael Slater (460) Justin Langer (436) |
Nasser Hussain (407) Mark Ramprakash (379) Alec Stewart (316) |
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Most wickets | |||
Stuart MacGill (27) Glenn McGrath (24) Damien Fleming (16) |
Darren Gough (21) Dean Headley (19) Alan Mullally (12) |
Australia won the 1998–99 Ashes series against England. Australia won three Test matches, England won one Test match, and the other was drawn. Australian captain, Mark Taylor won all five coin tosses in the series.