Australian cricket team in England and Ireland in 2001

2001 Ashes Series
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)
Teams  England  Australia Captains Nasser Hussain (1st and 4th–5th Tests) Michael Atherton (2nd and 3rd Tests) Steve Waugh (1st–3rd and 5th Tests) Adam Gilchrist (4th Test) Most runs Mark Butcher (456) Mark Waugh (430) Most wickets Darren Gough (17) Glenn McGrath (32)
← 1998–99 2002–03 →

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.