| 1989 Ashes Series | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Part of the 1989 Australian tour of England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | 8 June – 29 August 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Result | Australia won the 6-Test series 4–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Player of the series | Terry Alderman and Jack Russell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1989 Ashes series was a series of Test cricket matches contested between England and Australia for the Ashes. It formed part of the 1989 Australian tour of England. The six-Test series began on 8 June 1989 at Headingley in Leeds and ended on 29 August 1989 at The Oval in London.
Australia won the series 4–0 to win the Ashes for the first time since 1982-83, and the first time in England since 1975. Australia would go on to retain the Ashes until 2005, winning four series at home and a further three in England during this period.
The one-sidedness of the series was highlighted by Australia only using 12 players for the whole series, compared with England using 29 players.