Match details
- Match
- 2nd Test, Test · The Ashes 2023
- Date
- (Wed 28 Jun, 14:00 PKT)
- Venue
- Lord's, London, England
- Toss
- England, chose to bowl
- Result
- Australia won by 43 runs
- Player of the match
- Steve Smith
- Umpires
- Ahsan Raza (Pakistan), Chris Gaffaney (New Zealand)
- TV umpire
- Marais Erasmus (South Africa)
- Reserve umpire
- David Millns (Australia)
- Match referee
- Andy Pycroft (South Africa)
Head to head (Test)
Played 366 · AUS won 156 · ENG won 113 · Drawn 97
Last 5 meetings
- 1st Test · The Ashes · ENG 393/8d & 273 v AUS 386 & 282/8Australia won by 2 wickets
- 5th Test · The Ashes · AUS 303 & 155 v ENG 188 & 124Australia won by 146 runs
- 4th Test · The Ashes · AUS 416/8d & 265/6d v ENG 294 & 270/9Match drawn
- 3rd Test · The Ashes · ENG 185 & 68 v AUS 267Australia won by an innings and 14 runs
- 2nd Test · The Ashes · AUS 473/9d & 230/9d v ENG 236 & 192Australia won by 275 runs
Recent results (Test)
- W vs ENG · ENG 393/8d & 273 v AUS 386 & 282/8Australia won by 2 wickets
- W vs IND · AUS 469 & 270/8d v IND 296 & 234Australia won by 209 runs
- D vs IND · AUS 480 & 175/2d v IND 571/9Match drawn
- W vs IND · IND 109 & 163 v AUS 197 & 78/1Australia won by 9 wickets
- L vs IND · AUS 263 & 113 v IND 262 & 118/4India won by 6 wickets
- L vs AUS · ENG 393/8d & 273 v AUS 386 & 282/8Australia won by 2 wickets
- W vs IRE · IRE 172 & 362/9 v ENG 524/4d & 12/0England won by 10 wickets
- L vs NZ · ENG 435/8d & 256 v NZ 209 & 483New Zealand won by 1 run
- W vs NZ · ENG 325/9d & 374 v NZ 306 & 126England won by 267 runs
- W vs PAK · PAK 304 & 216 v ENG 354 & 170/2England won by 8 wickets
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Smith AUS | 33 | 3066 | 239 | 57.85 | 54.28 |
| Joe Root ENG | 30 | 2180 | 180 | 41.13 | 48.65 |
| David Warner AUS | 29 | 1933 | 124 | 37.90 | 61.60 |
| Ben Stokes ENG | 20 | 1201 | 135 | 33.36 | 53.00 |
| Jonny Bairstow ENG | 22 | 1182 | 119 | 30.31 | 50.77 |
| Most wickets | M | Wkts | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stuart Broad ENG | 36 | 137 | 3.16 |
| James Anderson ENG | 36 | 113 | 2.95 |
| Nathan Lyon AUS | 28 | 109 | 2.78 |
| Pat Cummins AUS | 15 | 77 | 2.89 |
| Mitchell Starc AUS | 18 | 74 | 3.30 |
Tests at Lord's
- Matches
- 140
- Average 1st-innings score
- 306
- Won batting first
- 49
- Won chasing
- 42
- Highest total
- 729/6 by Australia ()