England end drought Down Under in fourth-shortest Ashes Test

18 – England’s winless streak in Australia stretched 18 Tests (16 losses, 2 draws) after their 2010/11 series win, ending with a four-wicket victory in Melbourne. This equals the longest winless streak for any team in Australia.

Most consecutive Tests without a win in Australia

Ongoing streaks; Sri Lanka yet to win a Test in Australia.

It was Joe Root’s first Test win in 18 attempts in Australia, and Ben Stokes’ first in 13.

3 – Australia’s third defeat in 15 Boxing Day Tests since 2011 (10 wins, 2 draws).

7 – Ashes Tests that have ended within two days, including the Melbourne Test and the series opener in Perth.

852 balls bowled made this the fourth-shortest completed Ashes Test, and second-shortest since 1900.

Shortest completed Ashes Tests

7 – Seventh Ashes Test where the fourth-innings score was the highest; third such to end in a successful chase (after Headingley 2019 and Perth 2025).

572 runs in the match is the third-highest total in a Test without an individual fifty. Travis Head’s 46 was the top score.

500-plus Test match aggregates without a 50+ score

5.5 – England’s run-rate in the fourth innings is the second-highest in a successful 150-plus chase in the Ashes, behind Australia’s 7.23 in Perth last month.

Highest run-rates in successful 150-plus Ashes chases

284 – Australia’s match total (152 & 132) is their third-lowest in the 21st century and lowest in an Ashes Test since WWII.

3474 balls for Ben Duckett to reach 3000 Test runs, second-fastest after Harry Brook (3468 balls). Among batters with 2000+ runs, Brook (86.85) and Duckett (86.44) have the highest strike-rates.

28.3 – Mitchell Starc’s strike-rate in 2025 is the best for any bowler with 50+ wickets in a calendar year.

Best bowling strike-rates in a calendar year (min. 50 wickets)