Ashes Series Head to Head: Matches, Results, Wins (Records)
Posted By: Kaushik Das | October 10, 2017In this article, the topic is England v Australia Ashes Series head to head. Here, we have tried to mention all the Ashes Series that have been played so far in a table wise format, the year in which it was played, the winner and the result of the series.
The build-up to the Ashes Test Series begins almost a year in advance. It has been the same ahead of the 2017 series. This celebrated rivalry is currently played biennially, alternately in England and Australia. There is a pattern to both countries touring each other as England visit Australia during the end of the year to New Year, playing the Boxing Day Test match while the Aussies return every second series in Britain in months of July to September.
Ashes Series head to head
Ashes Series head to head- Steve Smith vs Joe Root
The story of the Ashes Series is 134 years old, to be precise. The trophy, which is currently housed in the Memorial Gallery at Lord’s, London, consists of a small terracotta urn supposedly containing the ashes of a bail burnt by some women in Sydney on January 30, 1883. The urn was then presented to the Honourable Ivo Bligh after he had led his English team to a 2-1 victory against Billy Murdoch’s team, making England the first team to win the “Ashes Trophy”.
Interestingly, the Ashes was conceived the previous year as a result of a mock obituary notice published in The Sporting Times after Australia had beaten England in England for the first time (on August 29, 1882). A note at the foot of this obituary announced that “the body will be cremated and the ashes were taken by Australia”.
England captain, Ivo Bligh, who retained the urn and its embroidered velvet bag, till his death in 1927, bequeathed it to the MCC. Since then it has remained at the museum at Lord’s, even when held by Australia.
Marcus Trescothick Winning
The table containing the list of Ashes Series head to head competition are given below.
| Series | Years | Winner | Win Margin | Total Matches |
| England in Australia | 1882/83 | England | 2-1 | 3 |
| Australia in England | 1884 | England | 1-0 | 3 |
| England in Australia | 1884/85 | England | 3-2 | 5 |
| Australia in England | 1886 | England | 3-0 | 3 |
| England in Australia | 1886/87 | England | 20 | 2 |
| England in Australia | 1887/88 | England | 1-0 | 1 |
| Australia in England | 1888 | England | 2-1 | 3 |
| Australia in England | 1890 | England | 2-0 | 2 |
| England in Australia | 1891/92 | Australia | 2-1 | 3 |
| Australia in England | 1893 | England | 1-0 | 3 |
| England in Australia | 1894/95 | England | 3-2 | 5 |
| Australia in England | 1896 | England | 2-1 | 3 |
| England in Australia | 1897/98 | Australia | 4-1 | 5 |
| Australia in England | 1899 | Australia | 1-0 | 5 |
| England in Australia | 1901/02 | Australia | 4-1 | 5 |
| Australia in England | 1902 | Australia | 2-1 | 5 |
| England in Australia | 1903/04 | England | 3-2 | 5 |
| Australia in England | 1905 | England | 2-0 | 5 |
| England in Australia | 1907/08 | Australia | 4-1 | 5 |
| Australia in England | 1909 | Australia | 2-1 | 5 |
| England in Australia | 1911/12 | England | 4-1 | 5 |
| Australia in England | 1912 | England | 1-0 | 3 |
| England in Australia | 1920/21 | Australia | 5-0 | 5 |
| Australia in England | 1921 | Australia | 3-0 | 5 |
| England in Australia | 1924/25 | Australia | 4-1 | 5 |
| Australia in England | 1926 | England | 1-0 | 5 |
| England in Australia | 1928/29 | England | 4-1 | 5 |
| Australia in England | 1930 | Australia | 2-1 | 5 |
| England in Australia | 1932/33 | England | 4-1 | 5 |
| Australia in England | 1934 | Australia | 2-1 | 5 |
| England in Australia | 1936/37 | Australia | 3-2 | 5 |
| Australia in England | 1938 | Draw | 1-1 | 4 |
| England in Australia | 1946/47 | Australia | 3-0 | 5 |
| Australia in England | 1948 | Australia | 4-0 | 5 |
| England in Australia | 1950/51 | Australia | 4-1 | 5 |
| Australia in England | 1953 | England | 1-0 | 5 |
| England in Australia | 1954/1955 | England | 3-1 | 5 |
| Australia in England | 1956 | England | 2-1 | 5 |
| England in Australia | 1958/59 | Australia | 4-0 | 5 |
| Australia in England | 1961 | Australia | 2-1 | 5 |
| England in Australia | 1962/63 | Draw | 1-1 | 5 |
| Australia in England | 1964 | Australia | 1-0 | 5 |
| England in Australia | 1965/66 | Draw | 1-1 | 5 |
| Australia in England | 1968 | Draw | 1-1 | 5 |
| England in Australia | 1970/71 | England | 2-0 | 4 |
| Australia in England | 1972 | Draw | 2-2 | 5 |
| England in Australia | 1974/75 | Australia | 4-1 | 6 |
| Australia in England | 1975 | Australia | 1-0 | 4 |
| Australia in England | 1977 | England | 3-0 | 5 |
| England in Australia | 1978/79 | England | 5-1 | 6 |
| Australia in England | 1981 | England | 3-1 | 6 |
| England in Australia | 1982/83 | Australia | 2-1 | 5 |
| Australia in England | 1985 | England | 3-1 | 6 |
| England in Australia | 1986/87 | England | 2-1 | 5 |
| Australia in England | 1989 | Australia | 4-0 | 6 |
| England in Australia | 1990/91 | Australia | 3-0 | 5 |
| Australia in England | 1993 | Australia | 4-1 | 6 |
| England in Australia | 1994/95 | Australia | 3-1 | 5 |
| Australia in England | 1997 | Australia | 3-2 | 6 |
| England in Australia | 1998/99 | Australia | 3-1 | 5 |
| Australia in England | 2001 | Australia | 4-1 | 5 |
| England in Australia | 2002/03 | Australia | 4-1 | 5 |
| Australia in England | 2005 | England | 2-1 | 5 |
| England in Australia | 2006/07 | Australia | 5-0 | 5 |
| Australia in England | 2009 | England | 2-1 | 5 |
| England in Australia | 2010/11 | England | 3-1 | 5 |
| Australia in England | 2013 | England | 3-0 | 5 |
| England in Australia | 2013/14 | Australia | 5-0 | 5 |
| Australia in England | 2015 | England | 3-2 | 5 |
Thus in the table given above, we brought you all the Ashes Series head to head competitions held so far. Hope you enjoyed going through the statistics. Please feel free to comment down below for further suggestions.