The five-Test 1938 Ashes series between Australia and England was drawn. England and Australia won a Test each, with two of the other Tests drawn and the third game of the series, scheduled for Manchester, abandoned without a ball being bowled, only the second instance of this in more than 60 years of Test cricket. The Australians retained The Ashes. In all, 30 first-class matches were played, and the Australian team won 15 of them losing only to England and H. D. G. Leveson-Gower's XI. There were also six minor games, the Australians winning five of them.

The touring team

Manager: WH Jeanes (SA) The team travelled to England on the P&O liner RMS Strathmore.

Test series summary

First Test

Second Test

Third Test

Fourth Test

Fifth Test

The England total of 903-7d is the highest Test innings total to feature a duck - Eddie Paynter was dismissed for 0.

Ceylon

The Australians had a stopover in Colombo en route to England and played a one-day single-innings match there against the Ceylon national team, which at that time did not have Test status.

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