| Australia cricket team in England in 1993 | |||
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| Australia | England | ||
| Dates | 30 April – 23 August 1993 | ||
| Captains | Allan Border |
Graham Gooch (1st–4th Tests) Mike Atherton (5th and 6th Tests) | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | Australia won the 6-match series 4–1 | ||
| Most runs | David Boon (555) | Graham Gooch (673) | |
| Most wickets | Shane Warne (34) | Peter Such (16) | |
| Player of the series | Graham Gooch and Shane Warne | ||
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | Australia won the 3-match series 3–0 | ||
| Most runs | Mark Waugh (183) | Robin Smith (182) | |
| Most wickets | Craig McDermott (7) | Chris Lewis (5) | |
The Australian cricket team toured England in 1993 aiming to retain The Ashes for a second consecutive occasion, having successfully defended them on home turf in the 1990/91 season.
Six Test matches were scheduled, of which Australia won four and England one, with one match drawn. Australia won the Texaco Trophy series that preceded the Tests 3–0.
The gulf in quality between the sides was vast, and was emphasised by the fact that nine of Australia's team played all six tests, while England used 24 players in the series, including seven debutants. One of the surprises among the inconsistent selection was the regular selection of Alec Stewart as wicketkeeper and middle-order batsman, rather than a specialist wicketkeeper that would allow Stewart to open the batting.
Coming off a series defeat in India, England were low in confidence, and even their star performer in India and Sri Lanka, Graeme Hick, was still considered to be fighting for his place, judging by comments to the media by coach Keith Fletcher.[1] Graham Gooch resigned the captaincy after the Fourth Test, once the series was decided, and Mike Atherton led the side in the final two tests, winning the Sixth, at The Oval.