| 2001 Ashes Series | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 2001 Ashes test; Headingley | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | 5 July 2001 – 27 August 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location |  England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Result | Australia won the five-Test series 4–1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Player of the series | Glenn McGrath (Aus) and Mark Butcher (Eng) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In 2001, the Australia national cricket team toured England and Ireland to play county matches and the 2001 Ashes series. The Ashes series was played from 5 July to 27 August.
Australia comfortably won the Test series 4–1 and retained the Ashes, which were in their possession since 1989. The players of the series were Glenn McGrath from Australia and Mark Butcher from England. The England captain Michael Atherton finished his international career after the fifth and final test of the series.
As of 2023, this remains the last time Australia have won an Ashes series in England.