- By Namrata Vijay
- Wed, 19 Nov 2025 10:15 AM (IST)
- Source:JND
Ashes 2025: Australia will lock horns with England for the five-match Test series later this week. The first Test match will be held at Optus Stadium in Perth, and the remaining matches will be held in Brisbane, Adelaide, Melbourne, and Sydney. Steve Smith will be leading the host from the front in the series opener as Pat Cummins has been ruled out owing to a back injury, and Ben Stokes will be leading the visitors.
England haven't won an Ashes Test series in Australia since 2015, and they last won a Test match in Australia in January 2011. They will not just aim to end their losing streak in Australia but also win this series after 10 years.
This five-match Test series promises to be a nail-biting thriller as both teams boast of star players who will try to give their all and win this series.
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Here’s a look at the top performers and record holders in the Ashes:
Most wins (overall): Australia (152 wins in 361 Tests)
Most wins (Ashes): Australia (142 wins in 345 Tests)
Highest total: 903/7 declared in 335.2 overs by England at The Oval in August 1938.
Lowest total: 36/10 in 23 overs by Australia at Edgbaston in May 1902.
Biggest win (by innings): England beat Australia by an innings and 579 runs at The Oval in August 1938.
Biggest win (by runs): England beat Australia by 675 runs in Brisbane (November-December 1928).
Biggest win (by wickets): Australia beat England by 10 wickets (170-run target) in Brisbane (November 2017).
Smallest win (by runs): England beat Australia by 2 runs at Edgbaston in August 2005.
Smallest win (by wickets): England beat Australia by 1 wicket (263-run target) at The Oval in August 1902.
Most runs: 5028 runs in 37 matches by Don Bradman of Australia.
Highest score: 364 runs from 847 balls by Leonard Hutton of England at The Oval in August 1938.
Highest batting average (minimum 10 Tests): 89.78 by Don Bradman of Australia.
Most 100s: 19 centuries by Don Bradman of Australia.
Most 50s: 21 half-centuries by Allan Border of Australia.
Most ducks: 11 zeroes by Syd Gregory of Australia.
Most sixes: 39 maximums in 24 matches by Ben Stokes of England.
Most sixes in an innings: 9 maximums by Ben Stokes of England during his 155-run knock at Lord’s in June-July 2023.
Most runs in a series: 974 runs in seven innings of five matches by Don Bradman of Australia in the 1930 Ashes series played in England.
Most wickets: 195 wickets in 36 matches by Shane Warne of Australia.
Best bowling figures (innings): 10 for 53 runs in 51.2 overs by Jim Laker of England in Manchester (July 1956).
Best bowling figures (match): 19 for 90 runs in 68 overs by Jim Laker of England in Manchester (July 1956).
Most five-wicket hauls: 12 fifers by Sydney Barnes of England.
Most 10-wicket hauls (in a match): 4 10-fers each by Frederick Spofforth, Dennis Lillee, and Shane Warne (all three from Australia) and Tom Richardson of England.
Most wickets in a series: 46 wickets in five matches by Jim Laker of England in the 1956 Ashes series in England.
Most dismissals: 148 (141 catches and 7 stumpings) in 42 matches by Rod Marsh of Australia.
Most catches: 61 catches in 35 matches by Greg Chappell of Australia.
Highest partnership: 451 runs for the 2nd wicket between Bill Ponsford (266) and Don Bradman (244) for Australia at The Oval in August 1934.
Most matches: 52 Tests by Syd Gregory of Australia.
Most matches as captain: 29 Tests by Allan Border of Australia.
Most wins as captain: 13 wins by Allan Border of Australia.
Most defeats as captain: 11 losses by Archie MacLaren of England
During the 2021-22 Ashes Test series in Australia, the host had beaten England 4-0, where one match also ended in a tie.