The Ashes5th Test
England beat Australia by 135 runs in the 5th Test - Match Info
Kennington Oval, London, . Australia won the toss and chose to bowl.
Match details
- Match
- 5th Test, Test · The Ashes 2019
- Date
- (Thu 12 Sept, 14:00 PKT)
- Venue
- Kennington Oval, London, England
- Toss
- Australia, chose to bowl
- Result
- England won by 135 runs
- Player of the match
- Jofra Archer
- Umpires
- Kumar Dharmasena (Sri Lanka), Marais Erasmus (South Africa)
- TV umpire
- Ruchira Palliyaguruge (Sri Lanka)
- Reserve umpire
- Alex Wharf (England)
- Match referee
- Javagal Srinath (India)
Head to head (Test)
Played 366 · ENG won 113 · AUS won 156 · Drawn 97
Last 5 meetings
- 4th Test · The Ashes · ENG 301 & 197 v AUS 497/8d & 186/6dAustralia won by 185 runs
- 3rd Test · The Ashes · ENG 67 & 362/9 v AUS 179 & 246England won by 1 wicket
- 2nd Test · The Ashes · ENG 258 & 258/5d v AUS 250 & 154/6Match drawn
- 1st Test · The Ashes · ENG 374 & 146 v AUS 284 & 487/7dAustralia won by 251 runs
- 5th Test · England tour of Australia and New Zealand · ENG 346 & 180/9 v AUS 649/7dAustralia won by an innings and 123 runs
Recent results (Test)
- L vs AUS · ENG 301 & 197 v AUS 497/8d & 186/6dAustralia won by 185 runs
- W vs AUS · ENG 67 & 362/9 v AUS 179 & 246England won by 1 wicket
- D vs AUS · ENG 258 & 258/5d v AUS 250 & 154/6Match drawn
- L vs AUS · ENG 374 & 146 v AUS 284 & 487/7dAustralia won by 251 runs
- W vs IRE · ENG 85 & 303 v IRE 207 & 38England won by 143 runs
- W vs ENG · ENG 301 & 197 v AUS 497/8d & 186/6dAustralia won by 185 runs
- L vs ENG · ENG 67 & 362/9 v AUS 179 & 246England won by 1 wicket
- D vs ENG · ENG 258 & 258/5d v AUS 250 & 154/6Match drawn
- W vs ENG · ENG 374 & 146 v AUS 284 & 487/7dAustralia won by 251 runs
- W vs SL · AUS 534/5d & 196/3d v SL 215/9 & 149Australia won by 366 runs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Smith AUS | 26 | 2697 | 239 | 65.78 | 55.49 |
| Alastair Cook ENG | 35 | 2493 | 244 | 40.21 | 47.14 |
| Joe Root ENG | 23 | 1616 | 180 | 40.40 | 46.98 |
| David Warner AUS | 22 | 1599 | 124 | 41.00 | 64.32 |
| Stuart Broad ENG | 30 | 887 | 65 | 19.71 | 67.45 |
| Most wickets | M | Wkts | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stuart Broad ENG | 31 | 114 | 3.17 |
| James Anderson ENG | 32 | 104 | 3.06 |
| Nathan Lyon AUS | 22 | 81 | 2.78 |
| Peter Siddle AUS | 23 | 78 | 2.99 |
| Josh Hazlewood AUS | 12 | 55 | 2.97 |
Tests at Kennington Oval
- Matches
- 92
- Average 1st-innings score
- 351
- Won batting first
- 29
- Won chasing
- 27
- Highest total
- 903/7 by England ()