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The Ashes

45 recorded matches · 2009 to 2026

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International match results
Date	Match	Format	Result	Coverage
2026-01-04	EnglandvAustralia	Test · Men	Australia won by 5 wickets	Scorecard
2025-12-26	AustraliavEngland	Test · Men	England won by 4 wickets	Scorecard
2025-12-17	AustraliavEngland	Test · Men	Australia won by 82 runs	Scorecard
2025-12-04	EnglandvAustralia	Test · Men	Australia won by 8 wickets	Scorecard
2025-11-21	EnglandvAustralia	Test · Men	Australia won by 8 wickets	Scorecard
2023-07-27	EnglandvAustralia	Test · Men	England won by 49 runs	Scorecard
2023-07-19	AustraliavEngland	Test · Men	Match drawn	Scorecard
2023-07-06	AustraliavEngland	Test · Men	England won by 3 wickets	Scorecard
2023-06-28	AustraliavEngland	Test · Men	Australia won by 43 runs	Scorecard
2023-06-16	EnglandvAustralia	Test · Men	Australia won by 2 wickets	Scorecard
2022-01-14	AustraliavEngland	Test · Men	Australia won by 146 runs	Scorecard
2022-01-05	AustraliavEngland	Test · Men	Match drawn	Scorecard
2021-12-26	EnglandvAustralia	Test · Men	Australia won by an innings and 14 runs	Scorecard
2021-12-16	AustraliavEngland	Test · Men	Australia won by 275 runs	Scorecard
2021-12-08	EnglandvAustralia	Test · Men	Australia won by 9 wickets	Scorecard
2019-09-12	EnglandvAustralia	Test · Men	England won by 135 runs	Scorecard
2019-09-04	EnglandvAustralia	Test · Men	Australia won by 185 runs	Scorecard
2019-08-22	EnglandvAustralia	Test · Men	England won by 1 wickets	Scorecard
2019-08-14	EnglandvAustralia	Test · Men	Match drawn	Scorecard
2019-08-01	EnglandvAustralia	Test · Men	Australia won by 251 runs	Scorecard
2015-08-20	EnglandvAustralia	Test · Men	Australia won by an innings and 46 runs	Scorecard
2015-08-06	EnglandvAustralia	Test · Men	England won by an innings and 78 runs	Scorecard
2015-07-29	EnglandvAustralia	Test · Men	England won by 8 wickets	Scorecard
2015-07-16	EnglandvAustralia	Test · Men	Australia won by 405 runs	Scorecard
2015-07-08	EnglandvAustralia	Test · Men	England won by 169 runs	Scorecard
2014-01-03	AustraliavEngland	Test · Men	Australia won by 281 runs	Scorecard
2013-12-26	AustraliavEngland	Test · Men	Australia won by 8 wickets	Scorecard
2013-12-13	AustraliavEngland	Test · Men	Australia won by 150 runs	Scorecard
2013-12-05	AustraliavEngland	Test · Men	Australia won by 218 runs	Scorecard
2013-11-21	AustraliavEngland	Test · Men	Australia won by 381 runs	Scorecard
2013-08-21	EnglandvAustralia	Test · Men	Match drawn	Scorecard
2013-08-09	EnglandvAustralia	Test · Men	England won by 74 runs	Scorecard
2013-08-01	EnglandvAustralia	Test · Men	Match drawn	Scorecard
2013-07-18	EnglandvAustralia	Test · Men	England won by 347 runs	Scorecard
2013-07-10	EnglandvAustralia	Test · Men	England won by 14 runs	Scorecard
2011-01-03	AustraliavEngland	Test · Men	England won by an innings and 83 runs	Scorecard
2010-12-26	AustraliavEngland	Test · Men	England won by an innings and 157 runs	Scorecard
2010-12-16	AustraliavEngland	Test · Men	Australia won by 267 runs	Scorecard
2010-12-03	AustraliavEngland	Test · Men	England won by an innings and 71 runs	Scorecard
2010-11-25	AustraliavEngland	Test · Men	Match drawn	Scorecard
2009-08-20	EnglandvAustralia	Test · Men	England won by 197 runs	Scorecard
2009-08-07	EnglandvAustralia	Test · Men	Australia won by an innings and 80 runs	Scorecard
2009-07-30	EnglandvAustralia	Test · Men	Match drawn	Scorecard
2009-07-16	EnglandvAustralia	Test · Men	England won by 115 runs	Scorecard
2009-07-08	EnglandvAustralia	Test · Men	Match drawn	Scorecard

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The Ashes: men Test editions

The Ashes 2025/26

5 matches · 2025-11-21 to 2026-01-04

England 1 - 4 Australia

Latest matches
Date	Match	Result	Scores
2026-01-04	England v Australia	Australia won	England 384 · Australia 567 · England 342 · Australia 161/5
2025-12-26	Australia v England	England won	Australia 152 · England 110 · Australia 132 · England 178/6
2025-12-17	Australia v England	Australia won	Australia 371 · England 286 · Australia 349 · England 352
2025-12-04	England v Australia	Australia won	England 334 · Australia 511 · England 241 · Australia 69/2
2025-11-21	England v Australia	Australia won	England 172 · Australia 132 · England 164 · Australia 205/2

Leading players of 2025/26

Most Test runs
Batter	Team	Mat	Inns	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	100	50
Travis Head	Australia	5	10	629	170	62.90	87.36	3	0
Joe Root	England	5	10	400	160	44.44	58.30	2	0
Harry Brook	England	5	10	358	84	39.77	81.73	0	2
Alex Carey	Australia	5	8	323	106	46.14	72.25	1	2
Steven Smith	Australia	4	8	286	138	57.20	63.69	1	1

Most Test wickets
Bowler	Team	Mat	Inns	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	5w
Mitchell Starc	Australia	5	10	31	7/58	19.93	4.03	29.64	2
Brydon Carse	England	5	9	22	4/34	30.31	4.81	37.81	0
SM Boland	Australia	5	10	20	4/33	24.95	3.12	47.95	0
Josh Tongue	England	3	6	18	5/45	20.11	3.71	32.44	1
MG Neser	Australia	3	6	15	5/42	19.93	3.60	33.13	1

Highest individual Test scores
Score	Batter	Team	BF	Opponent	Ground	Date
170	Travis Head	Australia	219	England	Adelaide Oval	2025-12-17
163	Travis Head	Australia	166	England	Sydney Cricket Ground	2026-01-04
160	Joe Root	England	242	Australia	Sydney Cricket Ground	2026-01-04
154	Jacob Bethell	England	265	Australia	Sydney Cricket Ground	2026-01-04
138*	Joe Root	England	206	Australia	Brisbane Cricket Ground	2025-12-04

Best Test bowling figures
Figures	Bowler	Team	Balls	Opponent	Ground	Date
7/58	Mitchell Starc	Australia	77	England	Perth Stadium	2025-11-21
6/75	Mitchell Starc	Australia	120	England	Brisbane Cricket Ground	2025-12-04
5/23	Ben Stokes	England	36	Australia	Perth Stadium	2025-11-21
5/42	MG Neser	Australia	98	England	Brisbane Cricket Ground	2025-12-04
5/45	Josh Tongue	England	68	Australia	Melbourne Cricket Ground	2025-12-26

The Ashes 2023

5 matches · 2023-06-16 to 2023-07-27

England 2 - 2 Australia 1 drawn or no result

Latest matches
Date	Match	Result	Scores
2023-07-27	England v Australia	England won	England 283 · Australia 295 · England 395 · Australia 334
2023-07-19	Australia v England	Drawn	Australia 317 · England 592 · Australia 214/5
2023-07-06	Australia v England	England won	Australia 263 · England 237 · Australia 224 · England 254/7
2023-06-28	Australia v England	Australia won	Australia 416 · England 325 · Australia 279 · England 327
2023-06-16	England v Australia	Australia won	England 393/8 · Australia 386 · England 273 · Australia 282/8

Leading players of 2023

Most Test runs
Batter	Team	Mat	Inns	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	100	50
Usman Khawaja	Australia	5	10	496	141	49.60	39.27	1	3
Zak Crawley	England	5	9	480	189	53.33	88.72	1	2
Joe Root	England	5	9	412	118*	51.50	74.77	1	2
Ben Stokes	England	5	9	405	155	45.00	64.69	1	2
Steven Smith	Australia	5	10	373	110	37.30	56.09	1	2

Most Test wickets
Bowler	Team	Mat	Inns	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	5w
Mitchell Starc	Australia	4	7	23	5/78	27.08	4.86	33.43	1
Stuart Broad	England	5	10	22	4/65	28.40	3.39	50.27	0
Chris Woakes	England	3	6	19	5/62	18.15	3.04	35.78	1
Pat Cummins	Australia	5	9	18	6/91	37.72	4.27	52.88	1
Josh Hazlewood	Australia	4	7	16	5/126	31.68	4.56	41.62	1

Highest individual Test scores
Score	Batter	Team	BF	Opponent	Ground	Date
189	Zak Crawley	England	182	Australia	Old Trafford	2023-07-19
155	Ben Stokes	England	214	Australia	Lord's	2023-06-28
141	Usman Khawaja	Australia	321	England	Edgbaston	2023-06-16
118*	Joe Root	England	152	Australia	Edgbaston	2023-06-16
118	Mitchell Marsh	Australia	118	England	Headingley	2023-07-06

Best Test bowling figures
Figures	Bowler	Team	Balls	Opponent	Ground	Date
6/91	Pat Cummins	Australia	108	England	Headingley	2023-07-06
5/34	Mark Wood	England	70	Australia	Headingley	2023-07-06
5/62	Chris Woakes	England	134	Australia	Old Trafford	2023-07-19
5/78	Mitchell Starc	Australia	96	England	Headingley	2023-07-06
5/126	Josh Hazlewood	Australia	162	England	Old Trafford	2023-07-19

The Ashes 2021/22

5 matches · 2021-12-08 to 2022-01-14

England 0 - 4 Australia 1 drawn or no result

Latest matches
Date	Match	Result	Scores
2022-01-14	Australia v England	Australia won	Australia 303 · England 188 · Australia 155 · England 124
2022-01-05	Australia v England	Drawn	Australia 416/8 · England 294 · Australia 265/6 · England 270/9
2021-12-26	England v Australia	Australia won	England 185 · Australia 267 · England 68
2021-12-16	Australia v England	Australia won	Australia 473/9 · England 236 · Australia 230/9 · England 192
2021-12-08	England v Australia	Australia won	England 147 · Australia 425 · England 297 · Australia 20/1

Leading players of 2021/22

Most Test runs
Batter	Team	Mat	Inns	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	100	50
Travis Head	Australia	4	6	357	152	59.50	86.02	2	1
Marnus Labuschagne	Australia	5	9	335	103	41.87	48.06	1	2
Joe Root	England	5	10	322	89	32.20	48.27	0	3
David Warner	Australia	5	8	273	95	34.12	50.74	0	2
Usman Khawaja	Australia	2	4	255	137	85.00	55.19	2	0

Most Test wickets
Bowler	Team	Mat	Inns	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	5w
Pat Cummins	Australia	4	8	21	5/38	18.04	2.99	36.19	1
Mitchell Starc	Australia	5	10	19	4/37	25.36	3.16	48.05	0
SM Boland	Australia	3	6	18	6/7	9.55	2.11	27.05	1
Mark Wood	England	4	7	17	6/37	26.64	3.73	42.76	1
NM Lyon	Australia	4	7	16	4/91	23.56	2.31	61.18	0

Highest individual Test scores
Score	Batter	Team	BF	Opponent	Ground	Date
152	Travis Head	Australia	148	England	Brisbane Cricket Ground	2021-12-08
137	Usman Khawaja	Australia	260	England	Sydney Cricket Ground	2022-01-05
113	Jonny Bairstow	England	158	Australia	Sydney Cricket Ground	2022-01-05
103	Marnus Labuschagne	Australia	305	England	Adelaide Oval	2021-12-16
101*	Usman Khawaja	Australia	138	England	Sydney Cricket Ground	2022-01-05

Best Test bowling figures
Figures	Bowler	Team	Balls	Opponent	Ground	Date
6/7	SM Boland	Australia	24	England	Melbourne Cricket Ground	2021-12-26
6/37	Mark Wood	England	99	Australia	Bellerive Oval	2022-01-14
5/38	Pat Cummins	Australia	79	England	Brisbane Cricket Ground	2021-12-08
5/42	JA Richardson	Australia	115	England	Adelaide Oval	2021-12-16
5/101	Stuart Broad	England	174	Australia	Sydney Cricket Ground	2022-01-05

The Ashes 2019

5 matches · 2019-08-01 to 2019-09-12

England 2 - 2 Australia 1 drawn or no result

Latest matches
Date	Match	Result	Scores
2019-09-12	England v Australia	England won	England 294 · Australia 225 · England 329 · Australia 263
2019-09-04	England v Australia	Australia won	Australia 497/8 · England 301 · Australia 186/6 · England 197
2019-08-22	England v Australia	England won	Australia 179 · England 67 · Australia 246 · England 362/9
2019-08-14	England v Australia	Drawn	England 258 · Australia 250 · England 258/5 · Australia 154/6
2019-08-01	England v Australia	Australia won	Australia 284 · England 374 · Australia 487/7 · England 146

Leading players of 2019

Most Test runs
Batter	Team	Mat	Inns	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	100	50
Steven Smith	Australia	4	7	774	211	110.57	64.71	3	3
Ben Stokes	England	5	10	441	135*	55.12	57.05	2	2
RJ Burns	England	5	10	390	133	39.00	43.52	1	2
Marnus Labuschagne	Australia	4	7	353	80	50.42	51.01	0	4
Matthew Wade	Australia	5	10	337	117	33.70	58.30	2	0

Most Test wickets
Bowler	Team	Mat	Inns	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	5w
Pat Cummins	Australia	5	10	29	4/32	19.62	2.69	43.65	0
Stuart Broad	England	5	10	23	5/86	26.65	3.49	45.69	1
Jofra Archer	England	4	8	22	6/45	20.27	2.85	42.54	2
Josh Hazlewood	Australia	4	8	20	5/30	21.85	2.70	48.40	1
NM Lyon	Australia	5	10	20	6/49	33.40	2.75	72.75	1

Highest individual Test scores
Score	Batter	Team	BF	Opponent	Ground	Date
211	Steven Smith	Australia	319	England	Old Trafford	2019-09-04
144	Steven Smith	Australia	219	England	Edgbaston	2019-08-01
142	Steven Smith	Australia	207	England	Edgbaston	2019-08-01
135*	Ben Stokes	England	219	Australia	Headingley	2019-08-22
133	RJ Burns	England	312	Australia	Edgbaston	2019-08-01

Best Test bowling figures
Figures	Bowler	Team	Balls	Opponent	Ground	Date
6/45	Jofra Archer	England	103	Australia	Headingley	2019-08-22
6/49	NM Lyon	Australia	120	England	Edgbaston	2019-08-01
6/62	Jofra Archer	England	143	Australia	Kennington Oval	2019-09-12
5/30	Josh Hazlewood	Australia	77	England	Headingley	2019-08-22
5/46	Mitchell Marsh	Australia	110	England	Kennington Oval	2019-09-12

The Ashes 2015

5 matches · 2015-07-08 to 2015-08-20

England 3 - 2 Australia

Latest matches
Date	Match	Result	Scores
2015-08-20	England v Australia	Australia won	Australia 481 · England 149 · England 286
2015-08-06	England v Australia	England won	Australia 60 · England 391/9 · Australia 253
2015-07-29	England v Australia	England won	Australia 136 · England 281 · Australia 265 · England 124/2
2015-07-16	England v Australia	Australia won	Australia 566/8 · England 312 · Australia 254/2 · England 103
2015-07-08	England v Australia	England won	England 430 · Australia 308 · England 289 · Australia 242

Leading players of 2015

Most Test runs
Batter	Team	Mat	Inns	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	100	50
Steven Smith	Australia	5	9	508	215	56.44	62.87	2	1
CJL Rogers	Australia	5	9	480	173	60.00	58.11	1	3
Joe Root	England	5	9	460	134	57.50	67.05	2	2
David Warner	Australia	5	9	418	85	46.44	74.50	0	5
Alastair Cook	England	5	9	330	96	36.66	45.08	0	2

Most Test wickets
Bowler	Team	Mat	Inns	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	5w
Stuart Broad	England	5	9	21	8/15	20.90	3.05	41.00	1
Mitchell Starc	Australia	5	9	18	6/111	30.50	3.85	47.44	2
Josh Hazlewood	Australia	4	7	16	3/68	25.75	3.67	42.00	0
NM Lyon	Australia	5	9	16	4/75	28.25	3.29	51.43	0
Mitchell Johnson	Australia	5	9	15	3/21	34.93	3.73	56.06	0

Highest individual Test scores
Score	Batter	Team	BF	Opponent	Ground	Date
215	Steven Smith	Australia	346	England	Lord's	2015-07-16
173	CJL Rogers	Australia	300	England	Lord's	2015-07-16
143	Steven Smith	Australia	252	England	Kennington Oval	2015-08-20
134	Joe Root	England	166	Australia	Sophia Gardens	2015-07-08
130	Joe Root	England	176	Australia	Trent Bridge	2015-08-06

Best Test bowling figures
Figures	Bowler	Team	Balls	Opponent	Ground	Date
8/15	Stuart Broad	England	57	Australia	Trent Bridge	2015-08-06
6/36	Ben Stokes	England	126	Australia	Trent Bridge	2015-08-06
6/47	James Anderson	England	88	Australia	Edgbaston	2015-07-29
6/79	Steven Finn	England	126	Australia	Edgbaston	2015-07-29
6/111	Mitchell Starc	Australia	162	England	Trent Bridge	2015-08-06

The Ashes 2013/14

5 matches · 2013-11-21 to 2014-01-03

Australia 5 - 0 England

Latest matches
Date	Match	Result	Scores
2014-01-03	Australia v England	Australia won	Australia 326 · England 155 · Australia 276 · England 166
2013-12-26	Australia v England	Australia won	England 255 · Australia 204 · England 179 · Australia 231/2
2013-12-13	Australia v England	Australia won	Australia 385 · England 251 · Australia 369/6 · England 353
2013-12-05	Australia v England	Australia won	Australia 570/9 · England 172 · Australia 132/3 · England 312
2013-11-21	Australia v England	Australia won	Australia 295 · England 136 · Australia 401/7 · England 179

Leading players of 2013/14

Most Test runs
Batter	Team	Mat	Inns	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	100	50
David Warner	Australia	5	10	523	124	58.11	74.39	2	2
Brad Haddin	Australia	5	8	493	118	61.62	71.55	1	5
CJL Rogers	Australia	5	10	463	119	46.30	48.99	2	3
Michael Clarke	Australia	5	10	363	148	40.33	57.25	2	0
Shane Watson	Australia	5	10	345	103	38.33	65.21	1	2

Most Test wickets
Bowler	Team	Mat	Inns	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	5w
Mitchell Johnson	Australia	5	10	37	7/40	13.97	2.74	30.59	3
RJ Harris	Australia	5	10	22	5/25	19.31	2.55	45.36	1
Stuart Broad	England	5	9	21	6/81	27.52	3.57	46.19	1
NM Lyon	Australia	5	10	19	5/50	29.36	3.16	55.68	1
PM Siddle	Australia	5	10	16	4/57	24.12	2.46	58.68	0

Highest individual Test scores
Score	Batter	Team	BF	Opponent	Ground	Date
148	Michael Clarke	Australia	245	England	Adelaide Oval	2013-12-05
124	David Warner	Australia	154	England	Brisbane Cricket Ground	2013-11-21
120	Ben Stokes	England	195	Australia	WACA Ground	2013-12-13
119	CJL Rogers	Australia	169	England	Sydney Cricket Ground	2014-01-03
118	Brad Haddin	Australia	177	England	Adelaide Oval	2013-12-05

Best Test bowling figures
Figures	Bowler	Team	Balls	Opponent	Ground	Date
7/40	Mitchell Johnson	Australia	104	England	Adelaide Oval	2013-12-05
6/81	Stuart Broad	England	144	Australia	Brisbane Cricket Ground	2013-11-21
6/99	Ben Stokes	England	119	Australia	Sydney Cricket Ground	2014-01-03
5/25	RJ Harris	Australia	58	England	Sydney Cricket Ground	2014-01-03
5/42	Mitchell Johnson	Australia	127	England	Brisbane Cricket Ground	2013-11-21

The Ashes 2013

5 matches · 2013-07-10 to 2013-08-21

England 3 - 0 Australia 2 drawn or no result

Latest matches
Date	Match	Result	Scores
2013-08-21	England v Australia	Drawn	Australia 492/9 · England 377 · Australia 111/6 · England 206/5
2013-08-09	England v Australia	England won	England 238 · Australia 270 · England 330 · Australia 224
2013-08-01	England v Australia	Drawn	Australia 527/7 · England 368 · Australia 172/7 · England 37/3
2013-07-18	England v Australia	England won	England 361 · Australia 128 · England 349/7 · Australia 235
2013-07-10	England v Australia	England won	England 215 · Australia 280 · England 375 · Australia 296

Leading players of 2013

Most Test runs
Batter	Team	Mat	Inns	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	100	50
Ian Bell	England	5	10	562	113	62.44	48.57	3	2
Shane Watson	Australia	5	10	418	176	41.80	64.30	1	1
Kevin Pietersen	England	5	10	388	113	38.80	54.11	1	3
Michael Clarke	Australia	5	10	381	187	47.62	57.72	1	1
CJL Rogers	Australia	5	9	367	110	40.77	44.81	1	2

Most Test wickets
Bowler	Team	Mat	Inns	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	5w
Graeme Swann	England	5	10	26	5/44	29.03	3.03	57.46	2
RJ Harris	Australia	4	8	24	7/117	19.58	2.89	40.54	2
Stuart Broad	England	5	10	22	6/50	27.45	3.25	50.68	2
James Anderson	England	5	10	22	5/73	29.59	3.16	56.09	2
PM Siddle	Australia	5	10	17	5/50	31.58	2.82	67.00	1

Highest individual Test scores
Score	Batter	Team	BF	Opponent	Ground	Date
187	Michael Clarke	Australia	314	England	Old Trafford	2013-08-01
180	Joe Root	England	338	Australia	Lord's	2013-07-18
176	Shane Watson	Australia	247	England	Kennington Oval	2013-08-21
138*	Steven Smith	Australia	241	England	Kennington Oval	2013-08-21
113	Kevin Pietersen	England	206	Australia	Old Trafford	2013-08-01

Best Test bowling figures
Figures	Bowler	Team	Balls	Opponent	Ground	Date
7/117	RJ Harris	Australia	168	England	Riverside Ground	2013-08-09
6/50	Stuart Broad	England	111	Australia	Riverside Ground	2013-08-09
5/44	Graeme Swann	England	129	Australia	Lord's	2013-07-18
5/50	PM Siddle	Australia	84	England	Trent Bridge	2013-07-10
5/71	Stuart Broad	England	147	Australia	Riverside Ground	2013-08-09

The Ashes 2010/11

5 matches · 2010-11-25 to 2011-01-03

Australia 1 - 3 England 1 drawn or no result

Latest matches
Date	Match	Result	Scores
2011-01-03	Australia v England	England won	Australia 280 · England 644 · Australia 281
2010-12-26	Australia v England	England won	Australia 98 · England 513 · Australia 258/9
2010-12-16	Australia v England	Australia won	Australia 268 · England 187 · Australia 309 · England 123
2010-12-03	Australia v England	England won	Australia 245 · England 620/5 · Australia 304
2010-11-25	Australia v England	Drawn	England 260 · Australia 481 · England 517/1 · Australia 107/1

Leading players of 2010/11

Most Test runs
Batter	Team	Mat	Inns	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	100	50
Alastair Cook	England	5	7	766	235*	127.66	53.26	3	2
Michael Hussey	Australia	5	9	570	195	63.33	52.53	2	3
Jonathan Trott	England	5	7	445	168*	89.00	50.39	2	1
Shane Watson	Australia	5	10	435	95	48.33	48.17	0	4
Kevin Pietersen	England	5	6	360	227	60.00	63.94	1	1

Most Test wickets
Bowler	Team	Mat	Inns	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	5w
James Anderson	England	5	10	24	4/44	26.04	2.93	53.29	0
Chris Tremlett	England	3	6	17	5/87	23.35	3.24	43.23	1
Mitchell Johnson	Australia	4	6	15	6/38	36.93	4.05	54.60	1
Graeme Swann	England	5	10	15	5/91	39.80	2.72	87.66	1
Steven Finn	England	3	6	14	6/125	33.14	4.30	46.14	1

Highest individual Test scores
Score	Batter	Team	BF	Opponent	Ground	Date
235*	Alastair Cook	England	428	Australia	Brisbane Cricket Ground	2010-11-25
227	Kevin Pietersen	England	308	Australia	Adelaide Oval	2010-12-03
195	Michael Hussey	Australia	330	England	Brisbane Cricket Ground	2010-11-25
189	Alastair Cook	England	342	Australia	Sydney Cricket Ground	2011-01-03
168*	Jonathan Trott	England	345	Australia	Melbourne Cricket Ground	2010-12-26

Best Test bowling figures
Figures	Bowler	Team	Balls	Opponent	Ground	Date
6/38	Mitchell Johnson	Australia	105	England	WACA Ground	2010-12-16
6/47	RJ Harris	Australia	66	England	WACA Ground	2010-12-16
6/54	PM Siddle	Australia	96	England	Brisbane Cricket Ground	2010-11-25
6/75	PM Siddle	Australia	199	England	Melbourne Cricket Ground	2010-12-26
6/125	Steven Finn	England	202	Australia	Brisbane Cricket Ground	2010-11-25

The Ashes 2009

5 matches · 2009-07-08 to 2009-08-20

England 2 - 1 Australia 2 drawn or no result

Latest matches
Date	Match	Result	Scores
2009-08-20	England v Australia	England won	England 332 · Australia 160 · England 373/9 · Australia 348
2009-08-07	England v Australia	Australia won	England 102 · Australia 445 · England 263
2009-07-30	England v Australia	Drawn	Australia 263 · England 376 · Australia 375/5
2009-07-16	England v Australia	England won	England 425 · Australia 215 · England 311/6 · Australia 406
2009-07-08	England v Australia	Drawn	England 435 · Australia 674/6 · England 252/9

Leading players of 2009

Most Test runs
Batter	Team	Mat	Inns	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	100	50
Andrew Strauss	England	5	9	474	161	52.66	49.84	1	3
Michael Clarke	Australia	5	8	448	136	64.00	57.43	2	2
Ricky Ponting	Australia	5	8	385	150	48.12	66.26	1	2
MJ North	Australia	5	8	367	125*	52.42	49.86	2	1
Simon Katich	Australia	5	8	341	122	42.62	53.87	1	1

Most Test wickets
Bowler	Team	Mat	Inns	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	5w
Ben Hilfenhaus	Australia	5	9	22	4/60	27.45	3.34	49.31	0
PM Siddle	Australia	5	9	20	5/21	30.80	3.81	48.50	1
Mitchell Johnson	Australia	5	9	20	5/69	32.55	4.01	48.65	1
Stuart Broad	England	5	8	18	6/91	30.22	3.52	51.38	2
Graeme Swann	England	5	8	14	4/38	40.50	3.32	73.00	0

Highest individual Test scores
Score	Batter	Team	BF	Opponent	Ground	Date
161	Andrew Strauss	England	268	Australia	Lord's	2009-07-16
150	Ricky Ponting	Australia	224	England	Sophia Gardens	2009-07-08
136	Michael Clarke	Australia	227	England	Lord's	2009-07-16
125*	MJ North	Australia	242	England	Sophia Gardens	2009-07-08
122	Simon Katich	Australia	261	England	Sophia Gardens	2009-07-08

Best Test bowling figures
Figures	Bowler	Team	Balls	Opponent	Ground	Date
6/91	Stuart Broad	England	151	Australia	Headingley	2009-08-07
5/21	PM Siddle	Australia	59	England	Headingley	2009-08-07
5/37	Stuart Broad	England	72	Australia	Kennington Oval	2009-08-20
5/69	Mitchell Johnson	Australia	117	England	Headingley	2009-08-07
5/80	James Anderson	England	144	Australia	Edgbaston	2009-07-30