Australia vs England - Players & Playing XI · The Ashes 2021
The Ashes
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Match 1st Test
Result
Head-to-Head Record
AUS 16
25 matches
5 ENG
4 Draws
Based on 25 H2H matches (2017–2026)
Last 5 H2H Results (AUS perspective)
W
L
W
W
W
AUS Form
Season Comparison
80%
Win %
0%
376.8
Avg Runs
210
210
Avg Conceded
376.8
9.8
Avg Wickets
9.4
3
Avg Sixes
2.4
41.2
Avg Boundaries
24.8
Active Streaks
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Cameron Green
AUS
5
Wickets (1+)
Travis Head
AUS
4
Fours (2+)
Steven Smith
AUS
4
Catches (1+)
Jos Buttler
ENG
4
Catches (1+)
Joe Root
ENG
3
Catches (1+)
Zak Crawley
ENG
3
Catches (1+)
Marnus Labuschagne
AUS
2
Runs (20+)
Travis Head
AUS
2
Runs (20+)
Top Performers in H2H
From 25 H2H matches
The Gabba
Brisbane, Australia
Based on the last 6 Test matches at this venue (since Jan 2021). Rain-affected matches excluded.
Avg Total Runs
946.3
Avg 1st Inn
293.0
Avg 2nd Inn
339.8
Avg Sixes
8.0
Avg Fours
101.5
Bat 1st Win %
20%
Boundary %
48.0%
Seam Econ
3.54
Spin Econ
3.23
Recent Matches at This Venue
| Match | 1st Inn | 2nd Inn | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUS vs ENG 08 Dec 2021 | 147/10 (50.1) | 425/10 (104.3) | 889 |
| AUS vs SA 17 Dec 2022 | 152/10 (48.2) | 218/10 (50.3) | 504 |
| AUS vs WI 25 Jan 2024 | 311/10 (108) | 289/9 (53) | 1000 |
| AUS vs IND 14 Dec 2024 | 445/10 (117.1) | 260/10 (78.5) | 802 |
| AUS vs ENG 04 Dec 2025 | 334/10 (76.2) | 511/10 (117.3) | 1155 |
AUS at The Gabba
3
Won
2
Lost
0
NR
Avg Score
32.7
Highest Score
152
Top Scorer
Travis Head
429 runs
Top Wicket-Taker
Mitchell Starc
20 wkts
ENG at The Gabba
0
Won
2
Lost
0
NR
Avg Score
21.2
Highest Score
138
Top Scorer
Joe Root
138 runs
Top Wicket-Taker
Brydon Carse
4 wkts
Hit Rates
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ENG Form
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Top Bowlers (Recent)
Australia
Playing XI in this match
England
Playing XI in this match
England · Innings 1
b Mitchell Starc
0 (1)
0×4 · 0×6 · SR 0
c Alex Carey b Josh Hazlewood
6 (9)
1×4 · 0×6 · SR 66.67
c Steven Smith b Pat Cummins
25 (75)
3×4 · 0×6 · SR 33.33
Joe Root
(c)
c David Warner b Josh Hazlewood
0 (9)
0×4 · 0×6 · SR 0
c Marcus Harris b Pat Cummins
5 (21)
1×4 · 0×6 · SR 23.81
c Josh Hazlewood b Cameron Green
35 (79)
2×4 · 0×6 · SR 44.3
Jos Buttler
(wk)
c Alex Carey b Mitchell Starc
39 (58)
5×4 · 0×6 · SR 67.24
c Josh Hazlewood b Pat Cummins
21 (24)
4×4 · 0×6 · SR 87.5
c Alex Carey b Pat Cummins
0 (3)
0×4 · 0×6 · SR 0
c Marcus Harris b Pat Cummins
8 (15)
1×4 · 0×6 · SR 53.33
not out
2* (7)
0×4 · 0×6 · SR 28.57
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rory Burns | b Mitchell Starc | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dawid Malan | c Alex Carey b Josh Hazlewood | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Haseeb Hameed | c Steven Smith b Pat Cummins | 25 | 75 | 3 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Joe Root (c) | c David Warner b Josh Hazlewood | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Stokes | c Marcus Harris b Pat Cummins | 5 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 23.81 |
| Ollie Pope | c Josh Hazlewood b Cameron Green | 35 | 79 | 2 | 0 | 44.3 |
| Jos Buttler (wk) | c Alex Carey b Mitchell Starc | 39 | 58 | 5 | 0 | 67.24 |
| Chris Woakes | c Josh Hazlewood b Pat Cummins | 21 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 87.5 |
| Ollie Edward Robinson | c Alex Carey b Pat Cummins | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Wood | c Marcus Harris b Pat Cummins | 8 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 53.33 |
| Jack Leach | not out | 2* | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28.57 |
Total
147/10
(50.1 ov)
FoW
1-0 (Rory Burns, 0.1 ov), 2-16 (Dawid Malan, 3.2 ov), 3-11 (Joe Root, 5.5 ov), 4-29 (Ben Stokes, 12.4 ov), 5-60 (Haseeb Hameed, 26.4 ov), 6-112 (Jos Buttler, 40.3 ov), 7-118 (Ollie Pope, 43.1 ov), 8-122 (Ollie Edward Robinson, 44.3 ov), 9-144 (Mark Wood, 48.3 ov), 10-147 (Chris Woakes, 50.1 ov)
Australia · Bowling
12-2-35-2 · Econ 2.92
2/35
12 ov
13-4-42-2 · Econ 3.23
2/42
13 ov
Pat Cummins
(c)
13.1-3-38-5 · Econ 2.9
5/38
wd 1 · nb 0
9-2-21-0 · Econ 2.33
0/21
9 ov
3-1-6-1 · Econ 2
1/6
3 ov
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Starc | 12 | 2 | 35 | 2 | 2.92 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Hazlewood | 13 | 4 | 42 | 2 | 3.23 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Cummins (c) | 13.1 | 3 | 38 | 5 | 2.9 | 1 | 0 |
| Nathan Lyon | 9 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 2.33 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Green | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Australia · Innings 2
c Ben Stokes b Ollie Edward Robinson
94 (176)
11×4 · 2×6 · SR 53.41
c Dawid Malan b Ollie Edward Robinson
3 (17)
0×4 · 0×6 · SR 17.65
c Mark Wood b Jack Leach
74 (117)
6×4 · 2×6 · SR 63.25
c Jos Buttler b Mark Wood
12 (19)
2×4 · 0×6 · SR 63.16
b Mark Wood
152 (148)
15×4 · 4×6 · SR 102.7
b Ollie Edward Robinson
0 (1)
0×4 · 0×6 · SR 0
Alex Carey
(wk)
c Ollie Pope b Chris Woakes
12 (32)
1×4 · 0×6 · SR 37.5
Pat Cummins
(c)
c Haseeb Hameed b Joe Root
12 (27)
0×4 · 0×6 · SR 44.44
c Rory Burns b Chris Woakes
35 (64)
5×4 · 0×6 · SR 54.69
c Ollie Edward Robinson b Mark Wood
15 (24)
2×4 · 0×6 · SR 62.5
not out
0* (6)
0×4 · 0×6 · SR 0
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Warner | c Ben Stokes b Ollie Edward Robinson | 94 | 176 | 11 | 2 | 53.41 |
| Marcus Harris | c Dawid Malan b Ollie Edward Robinson | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17.65 |
| Marnus Labuschagne | c Mark Wood b Jack Leach | 74 | 117 | 6 | 2 | 63.25 |
| Steven Smith | c Jos Buttler b Mark Wood | 12 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 63.16 |
| Travis Head | b Mark Wood | 152 | 148 | 15 | 4 | 102.7 |
| Cameron Green | b Ollie Edward Robinson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Carey (wk) | c Ollie Pope b Chris Woakes | 12 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 37.5 |
| Pat Cummins (c) | c Haseeb Hameed b Joe Root | 12 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 44.44 |
| Mitchell Starc | c Rory Burns b Chris Woakes | 35 | 64 | 5 | 0 | 54.69 |
| Nathan Lyon | c Ollie Edward Robinson b Mark Wood | 15 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 62.5 |
| Josh Hazlewood | not out | 0* | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total
425/10
(104.3 ov)
FoW
1-10 (Marcus Harris, 5.2 ov), 2-166 (Marnus Labuschagne, 47.2 ov), 3-189 (Steven Smith, 52.6 ov), 4-195 (David Warner, 55.2 ov), 5-195 (Cameron Green, 55.3 ov), 6-236 (Alex Carey, 64.4 ov), 7-306 (Pat Cummins, 75.6 ov), 8-391 (Mitchell Starc, 95.6 ov), 9-420 (Nathan Lyon, 102.3 ov), 10-425 (Travis Head, 104.3 ov)
England · Bowling
25-7-76-2 · Econ 3.04
2/76
25 ov
23-7-58-3 · Econ 2.52
3/58
23 ov
25.3-4-85-3 · Econ 3.36
3/85
wd 1 · nb 1
12-0-65-0 · Econ 5.42
0/65
wd 1 · nb 3
13-0-102-1 · Econ 7.85
1/102
13 ov
Joe Root
(c)
6-0-29-1 · Econ 4.83
1/29
6 ov
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Woakes | 25 | 7 | 76 | 2 | 3.04 | 0 | 0 |
| Ollie Edward Robinson | 23 | 7 | 58 | 3 | 2.52 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Wood | 25.3 | 4 | 85 | 3 | 3.36 | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Stokes | 12 | 0 | 65 | 0 | 5.42 | 1 | 3 |
| Jack Leach | 13 | 0 | 102 | 1 | 7.85 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Root (c) | 6 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 4.83 | 0 | 0 |
England · Innings 3 297/10 (103 ov)
c Alex Carey b Mitchell Starc
27 (58)
4×4 · 0×6 · SR 46.55
c Alex Carey b Pat Cummins
13 (27)
2×4 · 0×6 · SR 48.15
c Marnus Labuschagne b Nathan Lyon
82 (195)
10×4 · 0×6 · SR 42.05
Joe Root
(c)
c Alex Carey b Cameron Green
89 (165)
10×4 · 0×6 · SR 53.94
c Cameron Green b Pat Cummins
14 (49)
3×4 · 0×6 · SR 28.57
c Steven Smith b Nathan Lyon
4 (6)
1×4 · 0×6 · SR 66.67
Jos Buttler
(wk)
c Alex Carey b Josh Hazlewood
23 (39)
4×4 · 0×6 · SR 58.97
c Alex Carey b Cameron Green
16 (47)
2×4 · 0×6 · SR 34.04
c Travis Head b Nathan Lyon
8 (17)
0×4 · 0×6 · SR 47.06
b Nathan Lyon
6 (13)
1×4 · 0×6 · SR 46.15
not out
0* (2)
0×4 · 0×6 · SR 0
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haseeb Hameed | c Alex Carey b Mitchell Starc | 27 | 58 | 4 | 0 | 46.55 |
| Rory Burns | c Alex Carey b Pat Cummins | 13 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 48.15 |
| Dawid Malan | c Marnus Labuschagne b Nathan Lyon | 82 | 195 | 10 | 0 | 42.05 |
| Joe Root (c) | c Alex Carey b Cameron Green | 89 | 165 | 10 | 0 | 53.94 |
| Ben Stokes | c Cameron Green b Pat Cummins | 14 | 49 | 3 | 0 | 28.57 |
| Ollie Pope | c Steven Smith b Nathan Lyon | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Jos Buttler (wk) | c Alex Carey b Josh Hazlewood | 23 | 39 | 4 | 0 | 58.97 |
| Chris Woakes | c Alex Carey b Cameron Green | 16 | 47 | 2 | 0 | 34.04 |
| Ollie Edward Robinson | c Travis Head b Nathan Lyon | 8 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 47.06 |
| Mark Wood | b Nathan Lyon | 6 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 46.15 |
| Jack Leach | not out | 0* | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total
297/10
(103 ov)
FoW
1-23 (Rory Burns, 8.6 ov), 2-61 (Haseeb Hameed, 20.6 ov), 3-223 (Dawid Malan, 73.4 ov), 4-229 (Joe Root, 76.1 ov), 5-234 (Ollie Pope, 77.3 ov), 6-266 (Ben Stokes, 88.4 ov), 7-268 (Jos Buttler, 91.1 ov), 8-286 (Ollie Edward Robinson, 97.5 ov), 9-296 (Mark Wood, 101.4 ov), 10-297 (Chris Woakes, 102.6 ov)
Australia · Bowling
20-3-77-1 · Econ 3.85
1/77
20 ov
14-6-32-1 · Econ 2.29
1/32
14 ov
Pat Cummins
(c)
20-6-51-2 · Econ 2.55
2/51
wd 5 · nb 0
34-5-91-4 · Econ 2.68
4/91
34 ov
12-3-23-2 · Econ 1.92
2/23
wd 1 · nb 0
3-0-14-0 · Econ 4.67
0/14
3 ov
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Starc | 20 | 3 | 77 | 1 | 3.85 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Hazlewood | 14 | 6 | 32 | 1 | 2.29 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Cummins (c) | 20 | 6 | 51 | 2 | 2.55 | 5 | 0 |
| Nathan Lyon | 34 | 5 | 91 | 4 | 2.68 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Green | 12 | 3 | 23 | 2 | 1.92 | 1 | 0 |
| Marnus Labuschagne | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 4.67 | 0 | 0 |
Australia · Innings 4 20/1 (5.1 ov)
Alex Carey
(wk)
c Jos Buttler b Ollie Edward Robinson
9 (23)
0×4 · 0×6 · SR 39.13
not out
9* (10)
1×4 · 0×6 · SR 90
not out
0* (0)
0×4 · 0×6 · SR 0
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Carey (wk) | c Jos Buttler b Ollie Edward Robinson | 9 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 39.13 |
| Marcus Harris | not out | 9* | 10 | 1 | 0 | 90 |
| Marnus Labuschagne | not out | 0* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total
20/1
(5.1 ov)
DNB
Cameron Green, David Warner, Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Pat Cummins (c), Steven Smith, Travis Head
FoW
1-16 (Alex Carey, 4.6 ov)
England · Bowling
3-0-13-1 · Econ 4.33
1/13
wd 0 · nb 2
2-0-3-0 · Econ 1.5
0/3
2 ov
0.1-0-4-0 · Econ 40
0/4
0.1 ov
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ollie Edward Robinson | 3 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 4.33 | 0 | 2 |
| Chris Woakes | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Wood | 0.1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
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Australia vs England: who played
Australia won by 9 wickets in The Ashes 2021 at The Gabba on 8 December 2021. Travis Head top-scored with 152 off 148 balls and Pat Cummins took 5/38.
Frequently asked questions
Who played in Australia vs England?
Australia XI: David Warner, Alex Carey (wk), Marcus Harris, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Cameron Green, Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood. England XI: Rory Burns, Haseeb Hameed, Dawid Malan, Joe Root (c), Ben Stokes, Ollie Pope, Jos Buttler (wk), Chris Woakes, Ollie Edward Robinson, Mark Wood, Jack Leach.
Who won Australia vs England?
Australia won by 9 wickets.
When and where was Australia vs England played?
Australia vs England was played at The Gabba, Brisbane on Wednesday 8 December 2021, in The Ashes 2021.
What were the final scores in Australia vs England?
Australia scored 425/10 in 104.3 overs. England scored 147/10 in 50.1 overs.
Who was the top run-scorer in Australia vs England?
Travis Head top-scored with 152 off 148 balls.
Who took the most wickets in Australia vs England?
Pat Cummins took 5/38 in 13.1 overs.