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On three occasions has a team won all the Tests in an Ashes series; only Australia has achieved the feat 5–0 in 1920–21, 2006–07 and 2013–14. [6] England's largest winning margin in an Ashes series was in 1978–79, when it won 5–1. England's largest unbeaten winning margin of 3–0 in an Ashes series was achieved in 1886, 1977 and 2013.
The Ashes is a men's Test cricket series played biennially between England and Australia.The term originated in a satirical obituary published in a British newspaper, The Sporting Times, immediately after Australia's 1882 victory at The Oval, its first Test win on English soil.
The result was a 2–2 draw, with Australia retaining the Ashes (having won in 2021–22). [5] The 2023 series was the 73rd Ashes series and the 37th to take place in England. Uniquely for a series hosted by England, there were no Tests in August, the dates having been brought forward to avoid a clash with The Hundred tournament. [6]
The tour by the Australian cricket team in England in 1981 included the 51st Ashes series of Test matches between Australia and England.Despite having been 1–0 down after two Tests, England won the next three to finish 3–1 victors (with two draws), thus retaining the Ashes.
England won the series 2–1 with 2 matches drawn and therefore retained The Ashes. The series is most notable for off-spinner Jim Laker's 46 wickets (a record for a 5-Test series) at an average of 9.60, [1] including all ten wickets in the second innings of the fourth Test at Old Trafford, the first time this had been achieved in Test cricket.
Joe Root’s first Ashes century in eight years provided calm amid the storm as England and Australia traded blows in a high-octane opening day at the first Test.. Root’s masterful 118 not out ...
On Thursday morning, Australia will make history again in Melbourne as an Women’s Ashes Test will be held at the ground for the first time since 1948-49. Australia Women celebrate an England ...
England face pivotal Ashes moment as second Test starts to slip away. Day three reaction from Alastair Cook. 17:54, Mike Jones. The former England captain was speaking on Test Match Special about ...