ENG vs AUS: Stats & Records at Edgbaston, Birmingham, The Ashes 2023

The approaching series will be the 73rd Ashes series, Australia has won it on 34 occasions and England has managed to win 32 times so far while the other six ended as stalemate.  Australia retained the trophy on five occasions while England had managed to retain just once. Both teams will lock horns on June 16th,2023 at the Edgbaston in Birmingham.

Notably, both arch-rivals played out an entertaining series back in 2019 when England and Australia won two games each with one game ending up in a draw.

The English side suffered an embarrassing 4-0 (5) loss in the last Ashes series played down under in the 2021/22 season. Though, in home conditions, captain Ben Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum would hope to play out another exciting series with ‘Bazball approach’ in full swing.

 Meanwhile, here are some of the important stats and numbers ahead of the 1st Test between England and Australia in The Ashes 2023:

 Head-to-Head: Both teams have met each other 356 times in the history of Test matches, with England winning on 110 occasions and the Australians on 150 while 96 encounters ended up in a draw.

 53 – Steven Smith (8947) needs 53 runs to reach 9000 runs in Test cricket.

 28 – Cameron Green (972) requires 28 runs to reach 1000 runs in Test matches.

 14 – Usman Khawaja (486) needs 14 fours to complete 500 fours in Tests.

 6 – Ben Stokes (194) requires six scalps to reach the milestone of 200 wickets in Test cricket.

 106 – Smith (14894) requires 106 runs to complete the landmark of 15000 runs in international cricket.

 86 – Moeen Ali (2914) needs 86 runs to get to 3000 runs in the longest format of the game.

 10 – Mark Wood (90) requires ten wickets to get to 100 wickets in Test cricket.

 4 – Jonny Bairstow (46) is four big hits away from completing 50 maximums in Tests.

 1 – David Warner (199) is one grab away from reaching 200 catches across formats.

 6 – Stokes (294) is six scalps away from getting to 300 wickets in international matches.

 5 – Ali (195) requires five wickets to get to 200 wickets in the Test format.

 5 – Stokes (95) needs five wickets to get to 100 wickets in Tests at home.

 2 – Joe Root (98) is two sixes away from completing 100 maximums across formats.

 6 – Chris Woakes (94) requires six scalps to reach 100 wickets in Test matches at home