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After a very close encounter that ended in the favour of Australia by a margin of two wickets in the first Test at Edgbaston, both England and Australia will face each other in the second of the five Test matches at Lord’s in London on Wednesday, June 28.
Australia will be heading into the game on the back of Usman Khawaja’s stunning run, with a century in the first innings and a half-century in the second, followed by some all-around display from Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon with both bat and ball. Travis Head scored a counter-attacking half-century in the first innings. Australia will look to continue the winning run.
England, on the other hand, will be heading into the game after a two-wicket loss at Edgbaston. Ben Stokes and Co. came with a surprise declaration in the first innings when the score was 393/8, despite having Joe Root at the crease for an unbeaten 118. Joe Root registered his 30th century in the first innings and was supported by the likes of Jonny Bairstow and Zak Crawley. All the batters gave starts in the second innings but failed to convert it to a big one. England might bring in Mark Wood for the next game instead of James Anderson and would be looking to bounce back the winning ways.
England vs Australia Head-to-Head Records in Ashes
In the history of Ashes, both teams have met on 341 occasions, Australia dominating the contest with 141 wins to England’s 108 wins, and 92 matches have ended in a draw.
Matches Played
Australia
England
Draw
341
141
108
92
Test Records and Stats at Lords, London
Pace bowlers have enjoyed bowling at this venue with 3102 wickets in 144 games at an average of 29.00, while the spinners have taken 1038 wickets at an average of 33.64. Teams batting first have won 51 games, while teams chasing have won 42 games, and 51 games have been ended in a draw. The average first innings score at this venue is 310. Teams winning the toss have preferred to chase, to take full advantage of the conditions.
144
Teams Won Batting First
51
Teams Won Chasing
42
Draw
51
Average First Batting Score
310
England Won
57
England Lost
34
England Draw
51
Australia Won
17
Australia Lost
7
Australia Draw
15
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 749 balls faced, David Warner has scored 402 runs at an average of 26.80, while Broad has dismissed him 15 times. Steven Smith averages 50.87 in 975 balls he has faced against James Anderson with a score of 407, while Anderson has picked him eight times. Joe Root has scored 216 runs in 454 balls against Pat Cummins while getting out eight times. James Anderson has also picked David Warner ten times in 637 balls while giving away 318 runs. Nathan Lyon has dismissed Joe Root 8 times in 841 balls and Ben Stokes nine times in 840 balls while giving away 439 and 409 runs, respectively. Josh Hazlewood has picked Joe Root eight times in 534 balls and has given 281 runs. Lyon has also picked Moeen Ali ten times in 382 balls bowled and has given away 198 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:
Steven Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Scott Boland
Joe Root, Ben Stokes, James Anderson
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, Nathan Lyon, 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.