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{{Short description|2001 rugby league tour}}
{{distinguish|2001 Wallaby tour}}
{{Infobox rugby league tour
| name = 2001 Kangaroo tour
| image = 
| caption = 
| date = 11 November 2001 – 24 November 2001
| manager = 
| coach = [[Chris Anderson (rugby)|Chris Anderson]]
| captain = [[Brad Fittler]]
| top point scorer = [[Andrew Johns]] (34)
| top try scorer = Andrew Johns (3)
| matchplayed = 3
| matchwon = 2
| matchdraw = 0
| matchlost = 1
| testplayed = 3
| testwon = 2
| testdraw = 0
| testlost = 1
| opponent1 = {{rl|GBR}}
| played1 = 3
| won1 = 2
| draw1 = 0
| lost1 = 1
| previous = [[1994 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France|1994]]
| next = [[2003 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France|2003]]
}}

The '''2001 Kangaroo Tour''' was the [[Australia national rugby league team]]'s nineteenth [[Kangaroo tour]] of Great Britain. The truncated tour featured only the three [[Ashes series (rugby league)|Ashes series]] [[Test match (rugby league)|Test match]]es against [[Great Britain national rugby league team|Great Britain]]. The 2001 tour was almost abandoned due to military action in the wake of the [[September 11 attacks]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Ashes tour back on|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_league/ashes_series/1599844.stm|accessdate=29 December 2013|newspaper=[[BBC News]]|date=16 October 2001}}</ref> Australia continued its dominance, winning two of the three tests against [[Great Britain national rugby league team|Great Britain]] and retaining The Ashes that they have held since 1973.

==Background==
The 2001 Kangaroo tour was initially cancelled by the [[Australian Rugby League]] (ARL) but after strong public opinion in both Great Britain and Australia, it went ahead. However, the only games played were the three tests, marking the  first Kangaroo Tour to not play against any British club or provincial teams. The 2001 tour was also the first since [[1933–34 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain|1933–34]] not to include a Test match against [[France national rugby league team|France]] along with [[The Ashes (rugby league)|The Ashes]] series.

==Touring Squad==
The team was coached by [[Chris Anderson (rugby league)|Chris Anderson]] who was making his third Kangaroo Tour, and first as coach, after playing in the [[1978 Kangaroo tour|1978]] and [[1982 Kangaroo tour|1982]] tours, the second in 1982 as a member of the famed "[[The Invincibles (rugby league)|Invincibles]]". Team captain was [[Brad Fittler]], the youngest ever Kangaroo tourist in [[1990 Kangaroo tour|1990]] at the age of 18, was making his third and last Kangaroo Tour after being part of the successful 1990 and [[1994 Kangaroo tour|1994]] touring teams. Fittler was also the only member of the squad that had previously taken part in a Kangaroo tour.

{| class=wikitable
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| '''Player'''
| '''Club'''
| '''Position(s)'''
| '''Games'''
| '''Tries'''
| '''Goals'''
| '''F/Goals'''
| '''Points'''
|-
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| [[Braith Anasta]]
| {{leagueicon|Canterbury|16}} [[Canterbury Bulldogs]]
| {{rlp|FE}}
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
|-
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| [[Trent Barrett]]
| {{leagueicon|St George|16}} [[St. George Illawarra Dragons]]
| {{rlp|FE|HB}}
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 8
|-
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| [[Nathan Blacklock]]
| {{leagueicon|St George|16}} [[St. George Illawarra Dragons]]
| {{rlp|WG}}
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|-
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| [[Danny Buderus]]
| {{leagueicon|Newcastle|16}} [[Newcastle Knights]]
| {{rlp|HK}}
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|-
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| [[Dane Carlaw]]
| {{leagueicon|Brisbane|16}} [[Brisbane Broncos]]
| {{rlp|PR|SR}}
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|-
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| [[Petero Civoniceva]]
| {{leagueicon|Brisbane|16}} [[Brisbane Broncos]]
| {{rlp|PR}}
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|-
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| [[Brad Fittler]] (c)
| {{leagueicon|Easts|16}} [[Sydney Roosters]]
| {{rlp|FE}}
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 6
|-
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| [[Mark Gasnier]]
| {{leagueicon|St George|16}} [[St. George Illawarra Dragons]]
| {{rlp|CE}}
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|-
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| [[Matthew Gidley]]
| {{leagueicon|Newcastle|16}} [[Newcastle Knights]]
| {{rlp|CE}}
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
|-
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| [[Andrew Johns]]
| {{leagueicon|Newcastle|16}} [[Newcastle Knights]]
| {{rlp|HB}}
| 3
| 3
| 11
| 0
| 34
|-
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| [[Robbie Kearns]]
| {{leagueicon|Melbourne|16}} [[Melbourne Storm]]
| {{rlp|PR}}
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|-
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| [[Ben Kennedy (rugby league)|Ben Kennedy]]
| {{leagueicon|Newcastle|16}} [[Newcastle Knights]]
| {{rlp|LK}}
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
|-
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| [[Darren Lockyer]]
| {{leagueicon|Brisbane|16}} [[Brisbane Broncos]]
| {{rlp|FB}}
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 8
|-
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| [[Jamie Lyon]]
| {{leagueicon|Parramatta|16}} [[Parramatta Eels]]
| {{rlp|CE}}
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|-
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| [[Adam MacDougall]]
| {{leagueicon|Newcastle|16}} [[Newcastle Knights]]
| {{rlp|CE|WG}}
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 8
|-
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| [[Brad Meyers]]
| {{leagueicon|Brisbane|16}} [[Brisbane Broncos]]
| {{rlp|SR|PR}}
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
|-
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| [[Jason Ryles]]
| {{leagueicon|St George|16}} [[St. George Illawarra Dragons]]
| {{rlp|PR}}
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|-
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| [[Jason Stevens]]
| {{leagueicon|Cronulla|16}} [[Cronulla Sharks]]
| {{rlp|PR}}
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|-
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| [[Lote Tuqiri (rugby, born 1979)|Lote Tuqiri]]
| {{leagueicon|Brisbane|16}} [[Brisbane Broncos]]
| {{rlp|WG}}
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|-
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| [[Michael Vella]]
| {{leagueicon|Parramatta|16}} [[Parramatta Eels]]
| {{rlp|PR}}
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|-
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| [[Daniel Wagon]]
| {{leagueicon|Parramatta|16}} [[Parramatta Eels]]
| {{rlp|LK|WG}}
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0 
|-
|}

==Ashes series==

=== Test Venues ===
The three Ashes series tests took place at the following venues.

<div style="text-align: center;">
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! [[Huddersfield]]
! [[Bolton]]
! [[Wigan]]
|-
| [[Kirklees Stadium]]
| [[Reebok Stadium]]
| [[JJB Stadium]]
|-
| Capacity: '''24,500'''
| Capacity: '''28,700'''
| Capacity: '''25,138'''
|-
| [[File:Huddersfield the-john-smiths-stadium.jpg|200px]]
| [[File:Bolton macron wanderers stadium.jpg|200px]]
| [[File:Wigan athletics dw stadium.jpg|200px]]
|}</div>

===Results===
{{s-start}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| '''Date'''
| '''Opponent'''
| '''Score'''
| '''Ground'''
| '''Referee'''
| '''Crowd'''
| '''Report'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| November 11
| '''{{Rl|GBR}}'''
| '''20 – 12'''
| '''[[Kirklees Stadium]], [[Huddersfield]]'''
| R. Connolly (GB)
| '''21,458'''
| [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/ashes_series/1649957.stm bbc.co.uk]
|-
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| November 17
| '''{{Rl|GBR}}'''
| '''12 – 40'''
| '''[[Reebok Stadium]], [[Bolton]]'''
| [[Bill Harrigan|B. Harrigan]] (AUS)
| '''22,152'''
| [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/ashes_series/1661948.stm bbc.co.uk]
|-
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| November 24
| '''{{Rl|GBR}}'''
| '''8 – 28'''
| '''[[JJB Stadium]], [[Wigan]]'''
| [[Bill Harrigan|B. Harrigan]] (AUS)
| '''25,011'''
| [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/ashes_series/1674161.stm bbc.co.uk]
|-
{{s-end}}

===1st Test===

{{Rugbyleaguebox |
bg = #eeeeee |
team1 = {{rl-rt|GBR}} |
team2 = {{rl|AUS}} |
score = 20 – 12 |
report = <ref>[http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/ashes-series-2001/game-1/great-britain-vs-australia/summary.html 1st Test Report]</ref> |
points1 = '''Tries''' <br> [[Paul Sculthorpe]] (2) <br> [[Jamie Peacock]] <br> '''Goals''' <br> [[Andy Farrell]] (3) <br> [[Paul Sculthorpe]] (2) |
points2 = '''Tries''' <br> [[Adam MacDougall]] <br> [[Andrew Johns]] <br> '''Goals''' <br> Andrew Johns (2) |
date = 11 November 2001 |
stadium = [[Kirklees Stadium]], [[Huddersfield]] |
attendance = 21,758 |
referee = Robert Connolly {{flagicon|GBR}} |
manofmatch = [[Paul Sculthorpe]] {{leagueicon|Great Britain|16}}<ref>{{cite news|last=Gordos|first=Phil|title=Great Britain stun Aussies|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_league/ashes_series/1650522.stm|accessdate=30 December 2013|newspaper=[[BBC Sport]]|date=11 November 2001}}</ref> |
}}
{| align=right style="font-size:90%; margin-left:1em"
|- bgcolor=#FF0033
!align="centre" width="126" style="border: 2px solid blue; background: white; color: red"|Great Britain
!align="center" style="background: #eeeeee; color: black"|Position
!align="centre" width="126" style="border: 2px solid gold; background: green; color: gold"|Australia
|-
|align="center"|[[Kris Radlinski]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Fullback (rugby league)|FB]]||align="center"|[[Darren Lockyer]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Leon Pryce]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Rugby league positions#Wing|WG]]||align="center"|[[Lote Tuqiri (rugby, born 1979)|Lote Tuqiri]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Gary Connolly]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Rugby league positions#Centre|CE]]||align="center"|[[Matthew Gidley]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Paul Johnson (rugby league born 1978)|Paul Johnson]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Rugby league positions#Centre|CE]]||align="center"|[[Jamie Lyon]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Keith Senior]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Rugby league positions#Wing|WG]]||align="center"|[[Adam MacDougall]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Paul Sculthorpe]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Five-eighth|SO]]||align="center"|[[Trent Barrett]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Mike Forshaw]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Rugby league positions#Scrum half|SH]]||align="center"|[[Andrew Johns]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Terry O'Connor (rugby league)|Terry O'Connor]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Rugby league positions#Prop|PR]]||align="center"|[[Jason Stevens]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Kevin Sinfield]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Hooker (rugby league)|HK]]||align="center"|[[Danny Buderus]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Barrie McDermott]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Rugby league positions#Prop|PR]]||align="center"|[[Robbie Kearns]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Chris Joynt]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Rugby league positions#Second-row forward|SR]]||align="center"|[[Dane Carlaw]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Jamie Peacock]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Rugby league positions#Second-row forward|SR]]||align="center"|[[Ben Kennedy (rugby league)|Ben Kennedy]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Andy Farrell]] (c)||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Rugby league positions#Loose forward|LF]]||align="center"|[[Brad Fittler]] (c)
|-
|align="center"|[[Paul Wellens]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|Int.||align="center"|[[Braith Anasta]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Richard Horne]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|Int.||align="center"|[[Michael Vella]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Paul Anderson (rugby league, born 1971)|Paul Anderson]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|Int.||align="center"|[[Petero Civoniceva]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Stuart Fielden]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|Int.||align="center"|[[Jason Ryles]]
|-
|align="center"|[[David Waite]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|Coach||align="center"|[[Chris Anderson (rugby league)|Chris Anderson]]
|}
Great Britain led 12 nil at half time but after the break Australia came back strongly. The home side were able to get the upset in the end.<ref>{{cite news|title=Clockwatch: GB 20-12 Australia|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_league/ashes_series/1649957.stm|accessdate=30 December 2013|newspaper=[[BBC News]]|date=11 November 2001}}</ref>
{{clear}}

===2nd Test===

{{Rugbyleaguebox |
bg = #eeeeee |
team1 = {{rl-rt|GBR}} |
team2 = {{rl|AUS}} |
score = 12 – 40 |
report = <ref>[http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/ashes-series-2001/game-2/great-britain-vs-australia/summary.html 2nd Test Report]</ref> |
points1 = '''Tries''' <br> [[Leon Pryce]] <br> [[Paul Sculthorpe]] <br><br><br><br><br> '''Goals''' <br> [[Andy Farrell]] (2) |
points2 = '''Tries''' <br> [[Andrew Johns]] (2) <br> [[Braith Anasta]] <br> [[Brad Fittler]] <br> [[Ben Kennedy (rugby league)|Ben Kennedy]] <br> [[Darren Lockyer]] <br> [[Adam MacDougall]] <br> '''Goals''' <br> Andrew Johns (6) |
date = 17 November 2001 |
stadium = [[Reebok Stadium]], [[Bolton]] |
attendance = 22,152 |
referee = [[Bill Harrigan]] {{flagicon|AUS}} |
manofmatch = [[Andrew Johns]] {{leagueicon|Australia|16}}<ref>{{cite news|title=Johns warns against complacency|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_league/ashes_series/1662313.stm|accessdate=30 December 2013|newspaper=[[BBC News]]|date=17 November 2001}}</ref> |
}}
{| align=right style="font-size:90%; margin-left:1em"
|- bgcolor=#FF0033
!align="centre" width="126" style="border: 2px solid blue; background: white; color: red"|Great Britain
!align="center" style="background: #eeeeee; color: black"|Position
!align="centre" width="126" style="border: 2px solid gold; background: green; color: gold"|Australia
|-
|align="center"|[[Kris Radlinski]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Fullback (rugby league)|FB]]||align="center"|[[Darren Lockyer]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Leon Pryce]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Rugby league positions#Wing|WG]]||align="center"|[[Lote Tuqiri (rugby, born 1979)|Lote Tuqiri]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Gary Connolly]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Rugby league positions#Centre|CE]]||align="center"|[[Matthew Gidley]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Keith Senior]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Rugby league positions#Centre|CE]]||align="center"|[[Jamie Lyon]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Paul Johnson (rugby league born 1978)|Paul Johnson]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Rugby league positions#Wing|WG]]||align="center"|[[Adam MacDougall]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Paul Sculthorpe]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Five-eighth|SO]]||align="center"|[[Trent Barrett]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Kevin Sinfield]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Rugby league positions#Scrum half|SH]]||align="center"|[[Andrew Johns]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Terry O'Connor (rugby league)|Terry O'Connor]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Rugby league positions#Prop|PR]]||align="center"|[[Jason Stevens]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Mike Forshaw]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Hooker (rugby league)|HK]]||align="center"|[[Danny Buderus]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Barrie McDermott]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Rugby league positions#Prop|PR]]||align="center"|[[Robbie Kearns]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Chris Joynt]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Rugby league positions#Second-row forward|SR]]||align="center"|[[Dane Carlaw]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Jamie Peacock]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Rugby league positions#Second-row forward|SR]]||align="center"|[[Ben Kennedy (rugby league)|Ben Kennedy]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Andy Farrell]] (c)||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Rugby league positions#Loose forward|LF]]||align="center"|[[Brad Fittler]] (c)
|-
|align="center"|[[Paul Wellens]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|Int.||align="center"|[[Braith Anasta]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Richard Horne]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|Int.||align="center"|[[Michael Vella]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Paul Anderson (rugby league, born 1971)|Paul Anderson]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|Int.||align="center"|[[Petero Civoniceva]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Stuart Fielden]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|Int.||align="center"|[[Brad Meyers]]
|-
|align="center"|[[David Waite]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|Coach||align="center"|[[Chris Anderson (rugby league)|Chris Anderson]]
|}
After trailing 40 nil at half time, Great Britain's two tries in the final ten minutes were too little too late.<ref>{{cite news|title=Clockwatch: GB 12-40 Australia|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_league/ashes_series/1661948.stm|accessdate=30 December 2013|newspaper=[[BBC News]]|date=17 November 2001}}</ref> The main contributors of Australia's victory were scrum half back Andrew Johns, who scored two tries and kicked all but one of the six conversions, and fullback Darren Lockyer.<ref>{{cite news|last=Chowdhury|first=Saj|title=Australia humiliate Lions|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_league/ashes_series/1662297.stm|accessdate=30 December 2013|newspaper=[[BBC Sport]]|date=17 November 2001}}</ref>
{{clear}}

===3rd Test===

For the first time since the [[1986 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France]], the Lions and Kangaroos had met in [[Wigan]].
{{Rugbyleaguebox |
bg = #eeeeee |
team1 = {{rl-rt|GBR}} |
team2 = {{rl|AUS}} |
score = 8 – 28 |
report = <ref>[http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/ashes-series-2001/game-3/great-britain-vs-australia/summary.html 3rd Test Report]</ref> |
points1 = '''Tries''' <br> [[Paul Johnson (rugby league born 1978)|Paul Johnson]] <br><br><br><br> '''Goals''' <br> [[Andy Farrell]] (2) |
points2 = '''Tries''' <br> [[Trent Barrett]] (2) <br> [[Matthew Gidley]] <br> [[Darren Lockyer]] <br> [[Brad Meyers]] <br> '''Goals''' <br> [[Andrew Johns]] (3) <br> [[Brad Fittler]] |
date = 24 November 2001 |
stadium = [[JJB Stadium]], [[Wigan]] |
attendance = 25,011 |
referee = [[Bill Harrigan]] {{flagicon|AUS}} |
manofmatch = [[Trent Barrett]] {{leagueicon|Australia|16}}<ref>{{cite news|last=Chowdhury|first=Saj|title=Kangaroos seal Ashes triumph|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_league/ashes_series/1674721.stm|accessdate=30 December 2013|newspaper=[[BBC Sport]]|date=24 November 2001}}</ref> |
}}
{| align=right style="font-size:90%; margin-left:1em"
|- bgcolor=#FF0033
!align="centre" width="126" style="border: 2px solid blue; background: white; color: red"|Great Britain
!align="center" style="background: #eeeeee; color: black"|Position
!align="centre" width="126" style="border: 2px solid gold; background: green; color: gold"|Australia
|-
|align="center"|[[Paul Wellens]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Fullback (rugby league)|FB]]||align="center"|[[Darren Lockyer]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Leon Pryce]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Rugby league positions#Wing|WG]]||align="center"|[[Nathan Blacklock]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Gary Connolly]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Rugby league positions#Centre|CE]]||align="center"|[[Matthew Gidley]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Keith Senior]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Rugby league positions#Centre|CE]]||align="center"|[[Jamie Lyon]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Paul Johnson (rugby league born 1978)|Paul Johnson]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Rugby league positions#Wing|WG]]||align="center"|[[Adam MacDougall]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Paul Sculthorpe]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Five-eighth|SO]]||align="center"|[[Trent Barrett]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Paul Deacon]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Rugby league positions#Scrum half|SH]]||align="center"|[[Andrew Johns]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Stuart Fielden]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Rugby league positions#Prop|PR]]||align="center"|[[Jason Stevens]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Mike Forshaw]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Hooker (rugby league)|HK]]||align="center"|[[Danny Buderus]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Barrie McDermott]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Rugby league positions#Prop|PR]]||align="center"|[[Robbie Kearns]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Chris Joynt]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Rugby league positions#Second-row forward|SR]]||align="center"|[[Dane Carlaw]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Terry O'Connor (rugby league)|Terry O'Connor]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Rugby league positions#Second-row forward|SR]]||align="center"|[[Ben Kennedy (rugby league)|Ben Kennedy]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Andy Farrell]] (c)||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|[[Rugby league positions#Loose forward|LF]]||align="center"|[[Brad Fittler]] (c)
|-
|align="center"|[[Kevin Sinfield]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|Int.||align="center"|[[Braith Anasta]]
|-
|align="center"|[[David Hodgson (rugby league)|David Hodgson]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|Int.||align="center"|[[Brad Meyers]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Paul Anderson (rugby league, born 1971)|Paul Anderson]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|Int.||align="center"|[[Petero Civoniceva]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Jamie Peacock]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|Int.||align="center"|[[Jason Ryles]]
|-
|align="center"|[[David Waite]]||align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"|Coach||align="center"|[[Chris Anderson (rugby league)|Chris Anderson]]
|}
Great Britain scored the opening try of the match early in the first half, but by the break trailed 12-6 behind Australia.<ref>{{cite news|title=Clockwatch: GB 8-28 Australia|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_league/ashes_series/1674161.stm|accessdate=30 December 2013|newspaper=[[BBC News]]|date=24 November 2001}}</ref> During the first half of the game, Australia's coach Chris Anderson suffered a heart attack and was taken to hospital.<ref>{{cite news|last=Chowdhury|first=Saj|title=Aussie coach suffers heart attack|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_league/ashes_series/1674678.stm|accessdate=30 December 2013|newspaper=[[BBC Sport]]|date=25 November 2001}}</ref>
{{clear}}

==Statistics==
'''Leading Try Scorer'''
* 3 by [[Andrew Johns]]

'''Leading Point Scorer'''
* 34 by [[Andrew Johns]] (3 tries, 11 goals)

'''Largest Attendance'''
* 25,011 - Third test vs [[Great Britain Lions|Great Britain]] at [[JJB Stadium]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/competitions/Ashes_Series_2001.html 2001 Kangaroo Tour at rugbyleagueproject.org]
*[http://www.rl1908.com/Kangaroos/2001.htm 2001 Kangaroo Tour at rl1908.com]

{{2001 Kangaroo Tour squad}}
{{Rootour}}
{{Rugby League Ashes series}}
{{2001 in rugby league}}

[[Category:Australia national rugby league team tours]]
[[Category:Rugby league tours of Great Britain]]
[[Category:2001 in Australian rugby league|Kangaroo tour of Great Britain]]
[[Category:2001 in English rugby league|Kangaroo Tour of Great Britain]]