Match details
- Match
- 2nd Test, Test · The Ashes 2015
- Date
- (Thu 16 Jul, 14:00 PKT)
- Venue
- Lord's, London, England
- Toss
- Australia, chose to bat
- Result
- Australia won by 405 runs
- Player of the match
- Steve Smith
- Umpires
- Kumar Dharmasena (Sri Lanka), Marais Erasmus (South Africa)
- TV umpire
- Chris Gaffaney (New Zealand)
- Reserve umpire
- Alex Wharf (England)
- Match referee
- Ranjan Madugalle (Sri Lanka)
Head to head (Test)
Played 366 · ENG won 113 · AUS won 156 · Drawn 97
Last 5 meetings
- 1st Test · The Ashes · ENG 430 & 289 v AUS 308 & 242England won by 169 runs
- 5th Test · The Ashes · AUS 326 & 276 v ENG 155 & 166Australia won by 281 runs
- 4th Test · The Ashes · AUS 204 & 231/2 v ENG 255 & 179Australia won by 8 wickets
- 3rd Test · The Ashes · AUS 385 & 369/6d v ENG 251 & 353Australia won by 150 runs
- 2nd Test · The Ashes · AUS 570/9d & 132/3d v ENG 172 & 312Australia won by 218 runs
Recent results (Test)
- W vs AUS · ENG 430 & 289 v AUS 308 & 242England won by 169 runs
- L vs NZ · ENG 350 & 255 v NZ 350 & 454/8dNew Zealand won by 199 runs
- W vs NZ · ENG 389 & 478 v NZ 523 & 220England won by 124 runs
- L vs WI · WI 189 & 194/5 v ENG 257 & 123West Indies won by 5 wickets
- W vs WI · WI 299 & 307 v ENG 464 & 144/1England won by 9 wickets
- L vs ENG · ENG 430 & 289 v AUS 308 & 242England won by 169 runs
- W vs WI · WI 220 & 114 v AUS 399 & 212/2dAustralia won by 277 runs
- W vs WI · WI 148 & 216 v AUS 318 & 47/1Australia won by 9 wickets
- D vs IND · AUS 572/7d & 251/6d v IND 475 & 252/7Match drawn
- D vs IND · AUS 530 & 318/9d v IND 465 & 174/6Match drawn
Top players in this fixture
ENG v AUS Tests, among players who have played for either side in the last 18 months.
| Most runs | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Clarke AUS | 31 | 2151 | 187 | 43.90 | 56.47 |
| Ian Bell ENG | 29 | 1829 | 115 | 36.58 | 47.70 |
| Alastair Cook ENG | 26 | 1819 | 235 | 38.70 | 46.95 |
| Shane Watson AUS | 19 | 1487 | 176 | 42.49 | 56.45 |
| Brad Haddin AUS | 20 | 1366 | 136 | 41.39 | 61.53 |
| Most wickets | M | Wkts | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Anderson ENG | 24 | 80 | 3.28 |
| Mitchell Johnson AUS | 15 | 74 | 3.60 |
| Stuart Broad ENG | 18 | 68 | 3.30 |
| Peter Siddle AUS | 20 | 67 | 3.09 |
| Ryan Harris AUS | 12 | 57 | 2.85 |
Tests at Lord's
- Matches
- 126
- Average 1st-innings score
- 311
- Won batting first
- 44
- Won chasing
- 36
- Highest total
- 729/6 by Australia ()