The Pat Cummins-led defending champions Australia after leading the series 2-0 in the Ashes 2023 will now face England their Arch Rivals for the third time in the five-match series at the Headingley in Leeds on July 6, 2023.
Australia will be coming into the contest, after a 43-run win over the Bazballers-England in the second game at the home of cricket Lord’s in London. Steven Smith was the star for Australia in the first innings, as he registered his 32nd Test century and also completed his 9000 runs in Test cricket. While he was ably supported by a well-made half century from David Warner and a counter-attacking 77 runs off 73 balls from Travis Head.
In the second innings, it was all about Usman Khawaja, registering his third 50+ score in the Ashes 2023. Mitchell Starc was the go-to bowler for them as he picked up three wickets in both innings, while Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood too picked up three wickets each in the second innings. Australia will look to continue their dominance in the third Test.
England, on the other hand, will be coming into the contest on the back of two successive home losses. Ben Duckett was the go-to batter for England as he registered fifties in both innings, while Ben Stokes smacked 155 runs in the second innings that included 18 boundaries, his knock went in vain as Australia thumped England by 43 runs. Australia will be missing the service of Nathan Lyon in the next game, while England will miss the service of Ollie Pope.
England vs Australia Head-to-Head Records in Ashes
In the history of The Ashes, both teams have met on 342 occasions, Australia dominating the contests with 142 wins to England’s 108 wins and 92 matches have ended in draws.
Matches Played
Australia
England
Draw
342
142
108
92
Test Records and Stats at Headingley, Leeds
Pace bowlers have enjoyed bowling at this venue with 1739 wickets in 80 games at an average of 28.73 while the spinners have taken 609 wickets at an average of 30.21. Teams batting first have won 29 games while teams chasing have won 33 games and 18 games have ended in a draw. The average first innings score at this venue is 304. Teams winning the toss have preferred to chase, to take full advantage of the overcast conditions.
Matches Played
80
Teams Won Batting First
29
Teams Won Chasing
33
Draw
18
Average First Batting Score
304
England Won
36
England Lost
25
England Draw
18
Australia Won
9
Australia Lost
9
Australia Draw
8
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 796 balls faced, David Warner has scored 420 runs at an average of 28, while Broad has dismissed him 15 times. Steven Smith averages 55.62 in 1023 balls he has faced against James Anderson with a score of 445, while Anderson has picked in 8 times. Joe Root has scored 218 runs in 462 balls against Pat Cummins while getting out 9 times. James Anderson has also picked David Warner 10 times in 680 balls while giving away 336 runs. Mitchell Starc has picked Joe Root 8 times in 569 balls and has given 3000 runs, while he has picked Ben Stokes 7 times in 241 balls and has given 144 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:
Steven Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Mitchell Starc
England:
Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Jonny Bairstow
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.
England squad: Ben Stokes (c), James Anderson, Jonny Bairstow, Stuart Broad, Harry Brook, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Dan Lawrence, Moeen Ali, Ollie Pope, Matthew Potts, Ollie Robinson, Joe Root, Josh Tongue, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood.