The Ashes1st Test
Australia beat England by 381 runs in the 1st Test - Match Info
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, . Australia won the toss and chose to bat.
Match details
- Match
- 1st Test, Test · The Ashes 2013/14
- Date
- (Thu 21 Nov, 14:00 PKT)
- Venue
- Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane, Australia
- Toss
- Australia, chose to bat
- Result
- Australia won by 381 runs
- Player of the match
- Mitchell Johnson
- Umpires
- Aleem Dar (Pakistan), Kumar Dharmasena (Sri Lanka)
- TV umpire
- Marais Erasmus (South Africa)
- Reserve umpire
- Paul Wilson (Australia)
- Match referee
- Jeff Crowe (New Zealand)
Head to head (Test)
Played 366 · AUS won 156 · ENG won 113 · Drawn 97
Last 5 meetings
- 5th Test · The Ashes · ENG 377 & 206/5 v AUS 492/9d & 111/6dMatch drawn
- 4th Test · The Ashes · ENG 238 & 330 v AUS 270 & 224England won by 74 runs
- 3rd Test · The Ashes · ENG 368 & 37/3 v AUS 527/7d & 172/7dMatch drawn
- 2nd Test · The Ashes · ENG 361 & 349/7d v AUS 128 & 235England won by 347 runs
- 1st Test · The Ashes · ENG 215 & 375 v AUS 280 & 296England won by 14 runs
Recent results (Test)
- D vs ENG · ENG 377 & 206/5 v AUS 492/9d & 111/6dMatch drawn
- L vs ENG · ENG 238 & 330 v AUS 270 & 224England won by 74 runs
- D vs ENG · ENG 368 & 37/3 v AUS 527/7d & 172/7dMatch drawn
- L vs ENG · ENG 361 & 349/7d v AUS 128 & 235England won by 347 runs
- L vs ENG · ENG 215 & 375 v AUS 280 & 296England won by 14 runs
- D vs AUS · ENG 377 & 206/5 v AUS 492/9d & 111/6dMatch drawn
- W vs AUS · ENG 238 & 330 v AUS 270 & 224England won by 74 runs
- D vs AUS · ENG 368 & 37/3 v AUS 527/7d & 172/7dMatch drawn
- W vs AUS · ENG 361 & 349/7d v AUS 128 & 235England won by 347 runs
- W vs AUS · ENG 215 & 375 v AUS 280 & 296England won by 14 runs
Top players in this fixture
AUS v ENG Tests, among players who have played for either side in the last 18 months.
| Most runs | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Ponting AUS | 35 | 2476 | 196 | 44.21 | 61.53 |
| Kevin Pietersen ENG | 22 | 1864 | 227 | 49.05 | 57.16 |
| Michael Clarke AUS | 25 | 1746 | 187 | 45.95 | 56.14 |
| Alastair Cook ENG | 20 | 1541 | 235 | 44.03 | 47.14 |
| Ian Bell ENG | 23 | 1533 | 115 | 39.31 | 47.71 |
| Most wickets | M | Wkts | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Anderson ENG | 18 | 63 | 3.33 |
| Graeme Swann ENG | 15 | 55 | 3.01 |
| Peter Siddle AUS | 15 | 51 | 3.28 |
| Stuart Broad ENG | 12 | 42 | 3.19 |
| Ryan Harris AUS | 7 | 35 | 3.05 |
Tests at Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba
- Matches
- 8
- Average 1st-innings score
- 397
- Won batting first
- 4
- Won chasing
- 1
- Highest total
- 602/9 by Australia ()