The Ashes, a historic and fiercely contested cricket series, showcases the longstanding rivalry between England and Australia. Held once every two years, the series consists of four or five Test matches, with each nation hosting the series on an alternate basis since 1882. With a rich history spanning over a century, the Ashes has witnessed numerous memorable encounters, intense battles, and exceptional individual performances.<\/p>\n
Over the course of the Ashes history, England and Australia have faced each other in a total of 72 series for the coveted urn. Australia has emerged victorious on 34 occasions, while England has claimed victory 32 times, with six series ending in draws. In such cases, the previous edition\u2019s winner retains the urn, heightening the stakes and intensity of the rivalry.<\/p>\n
Test Head-To-Head Record:<\/strong><\/p>\n Total Matches: 340 England\u2019s Record vs. Australia:<\/strong><\/p>\n Matches Played at Home: 171 England\u2019s Record in Australia:<\/strong><\/p>\n Matches Played in Australia: 185 Noteworthy Ashes Records:<\/strong><\/p>\n Highest Total by England: 903\/7 at The Oval in 1938 Top Run Scorers:<\/strong><\/p>\n Most Runs for England vs. Australia (All-Time): Jack Hobbs \u2013 3636 runs in 71 innings Century Makers:<\/strong><\/p>\n Most Centuries for England vs. Australia (All-Time): Jack Hobbs \u2013 12 centuries \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Ashes, a historic and fiercely contested cricket series, showcases the longstanding rivalry between England and Australia. Held once every\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":250,"featured_media":29397,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[2077,960],"class_list":["post-6479","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cricket","tag-ashes","tag-record"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6479","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/250"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6479"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6479\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29397"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6479"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6479"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6479"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nEngland Victories: 108
\nAustralia Victories: 140
\nDrawn Matches: 92<\/p>\n
\nMatches Won: 53
\nMatches Lost: 51
\nMatches Drawn: 67<\/p>\n
\nMatches Won: 57
\nMatches Lost: 99
\nMatches Drawn: 29<\/p>\n
\nHighest Total by Australia: 729\/6 at Lord\u2019s in 1930
\nLowest Total by England: 45 All Out at SCG in 1887
\nLowest Total by Australia: 36 All Out at Edgbaston in 1902<\/p>\n
\nMost Runs for England vs. Australia (Current): Joe Root \u2013 2016 runs in 56 innings
\nMost Runs for Australia vs. England (All-Time): Don Bradman \u2013 5028 runs in 63 innings
\nMost Runs for Australia vs. England (Current): Steve Smith \u2013 3044 runs in 56 innings<\/p>\n
\nMost Centuries for England vs. Australia (Current): Joe Root & Ben Stokes \u2013 3 centuries each<\/p>\n