ENG vs AUS: The Ashes 2023 Stats & Records at Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester

The Ashes are on the line as Australia and England Clash in the fourth Test at Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester on Wednesday, July 19. Australia will be looking to retain the Ashes, while England will be hoping to level the series and keep their hopes of avoiding a dead rubber in the series ahead. 

England defeated Australia by three wickets in the third Ashes Test at Headingley. Harry Brook and Chris Woakes were the stars of the show for England, while Mark Wood was named Player of the Match for his spell of 5/34 and 2/66 

For England, captain Ben Stokes is the leading run-scorer with 309 runs at an average of 51.50. He scored one century and one half-century in the three matches. Ben Duckett and Joe Root also made significant contributions with 237 and 232 runs respectively. In the bowling department, Stuart Broad was the leading wicket-taker with 16 wickets at an average of 24.93 with economy of 3.39. Ollie Robinson and Mark Wood both picked up 10 and 7 wickets, respectively. 

For Australia, Usman Khawaja is the leading run-getter with 356 runs at an average of 59.33. He scored one century and two half-centuries in the three matches played so far. Travis Head and Steve Smith also made significant contributions with 266 and 190 runs, respectively. In the bowling department, Pat Cummins was the leading wicket-taker for Australia with 15 wickets at an average of 27.00 with economy of 3.79. While Mitchell Starc and Nathan Lyon have 13 and 9 wickets to their name.

England vs Australia Head-to-Head Records in Ashes 

In the history of The Ashes, both teams have met on 343 occasions, Australia dominating the contests with 142 wins to England’s 109 wins and 92 matches have ended in draws. 

Test Records and Stats at Old Trafford, Manchester

Pace bowlers have enjoyed bowling at this venue with 1463 wickets in 83 games at an average of 29.65, while the spinners have taken 757 wickets at an average of 31.28. Teams batting first have won 32  games while teams chasing have won 16 games and 35 games have ended in a draw. The average first innings score at this venue is 333. Teams winning the toss have mostly preferred to bat first. 

England vs Australia, the battlegrounds 

There are many key battles as far as Ashes is concerned, one of the biggest battles is between David Warner and Stuart Broad. In as many as 803 balls faced, David Warner has scored 424 runs at an average of 24.94, while Broad has dismissed him 17 times. Steven Smith averages 49.63 in 1066 balls he has faced against Stuart Broad with a score of 546, while Broad has picked in 11 times. Joe Root has scored 231 runs in 477 balls against Pat Cummins while getting out 11 times.  Mitchell Starc has picked Joe Root 8 times in 587 balls and has given 309 runs, while he has picked Ben Stokes eight times in 264 balls and has conceded 165 runs.  

England vs Australia Highest and lowest totals: 

Australia’s highest total against England is 729 while their lowest total is 36 

England’s highest total against Australia is 903 while their lowest total is 45 

Top Players To Watch Out For: 

Australia: 

Usman Khawaja, Mitchell Marsh, Mitchell Starc 

England: 

Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Mark Wood 

England vs Australia Full Squads 

Australia squad:

Pat Cummins (c), Steve Smith (vc), Scott Boland, Alex Carey (wk), Cameron Green, Marcus Harris, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis (wk), Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Mitchell Marsh, Todd Murphy, Jimmy Peirson (wk), Matt Renshaw, Mitchell Starc, David Warner.