The Ashes Stats
Updated , after Australia vs EnglandIn The Ashes 2025/2026, Travis Head finished with the most runs (629) and Mitchell Starc finished with the most wickets (31). Every leaderboard below is final for the season.
Based on 5 matches (2025–2026)
The Ashes 2025/2026 leaders
- 1Travis Head AUS629
- 2Joe Root ENG400
- 3Harry Brook ENG358
- 4Alex Carey AUS323
- 5Steven Smith AUS286
- 1Travis Head AUS9
- 2Steven Smith AUS5
- 3Harry Brook ENG5
- 4Jamie Smith ENG4
- 5Marnus Labuschagne AUS3
- 1Travis Head AUS73
- 2Joe Root ENG41
- 3Marnus Labuschagne AUS31
- 4Jake Weatherald AUS31
- 5Harry Brook ENG31
Most Fifties
View all: most fifties in The Ashes 2025/2026 ›- 1Marnus Labuschagne AUS3
- 2Harry Brook ENG3
- 3Travis Head AUS2
- 4Mitchell Starc AUS2
- 5Ben Stokes ENG2
Most Centuries
View all: most centuries in The Ashes 2025/2026 ›- 1Travis Head AUS3
- 2Joe Root ENG2
- 3Usman Khawaja AUS1
- 4Alex Carey AUS1
- 5Steven Smith AUS1
Highest Average
View all: highest average in The Ashes 2025/2026 ›- 1Travis Head AUS62.90
- 2Steven Smith AUS57.20
- 3Alex Carey AUS46.14
- 4Joe Root ENG44.44
- 5Harry Brook ENG39.78
Qualification: minimum 5 dismissals.
Highest Strike Rate
View all: highest strike rate in The Ashes 2025/2026 ›- 1Ben Duckett ENG91.40
- 2Travis Head AUS87.36
- 3Gus Atkinson ENG85.88
- 4Harry Brook ENG81.74
- 5Beau Webster AUS81.61
Qualification: minimum 50 balls faced.
- 1Scott Boland AUS2
- 2Zak Crawley ENG1
Most Matches
View all: most matches in The Ashes 2025/2026 ›- 1Travis Head AUS5
- 2Marnus Labuschagne AUS5
- 3Mitchell Starc AUS5
- 4Alex Carey AUS5
- 5Joe Root ENG5
Most Balls Faced
View all: most balls faced in The Ashes 2025/2026 ›- 1Travis Head AUS720
- 2Joe Root ENG686
- 3Ben Stokes ENG503
- 4Steven Smith AUS449
- 5Alex Carey AUS447
Highest Boundary %
View all: highest boundary % in The Ashes 2025/2026 ›- 1Ben Duckett ENG13.12
- 2Travis Head AUS11.39
- 3Jake Weatherald AUS11.11
- 4Jamie Smith ENG10.65
- 5Gus Atkinson ENG10.59
Qualification: minimum 50 balls faced.
Most Not Outs
View all: most not outs in The Ashes 2025/2026 ›- 1Steven Smith AUS3
- 2Jofra Archer ENG2
- 3Scott Boland AUS2
- 4Matty Potts ENG2
- 5Josh Tongue ENG2
Most Innings Batted
View all: most innings batted in The Ashes 2025/2026 ›- 1Travis Head AUS10
- 2Marnus Labuschagne AUS10
- 3Joe Root ENG10
- 4Ben Stokes ENG10
- 5Jake Weatherald AUS10
Most Times Dismissed
View all: most times dismissed in The Ashes 2025/2026 ›- 1Travis Head AUS10
- 2Ben Stokes ENG10
- 3Ben Duckett ENG10
- 4Zak Crawley ENG10
- 5Marnus Labuschagne AUS9
Most Wickets
View all: most wickets in The Ashes 2025/2026 ›- 1Mitchell Starc AUS31
- 2Brydon Carse ENG22
- 3Scott Boland AUS20
- 4Josh Tongue ENG18
- 5Michael Neser AUS15
Best Economy Rate
View all: best economy rate in The Ashes 2025/2026 ›- 1Nathan Lyon AUS2.85
- 2Jofra Archer ENG3.05
- 3Scott Boland AUS3.12
- 4Pat Cummins AUS3.44
- 5Michael Neser AUS3.61
Best Bowling Average
View all: best bowling average in The Ashes 2025/2026 ›- 1Pat Cummins AUS19.50
- 2Michael Neser AUS19.93
- 3Mitchell Starc AUS19.94
- 4Josh Tongue ENG20.11
- 5Scott Boland AUS24.95
Qualification: minimum 1 wickets.
Best Strike Rate
View all: best strike rate in The Ashes 2025/2026 ›- 1Mitchell Starc AUS29.77
- 2Josh Tongue ENG32.78
- 3Michael Neser AUS33.27
- 4Pat Cummins AUS34.50
- 5Brydon Carse ENG38.73
Qualification: minimum 1 wickets.
Most 4-Wicket Hauls
View all: most 4-wicket hauls in The Ashes 2025/2026 ›- 1Scott Boland AUS3
- 2Mitchell Starc AUS2
- 3Michael Neser AUS1
- 4Ben Stokes ENG1
- 5Brydon Carse ENG1
Most 5-Wicket Hauls
View all: most 5-wicket hauls in The Ashes 2025/2026 ›- 1Mitchell Starc AUS3
- 2Brydon Carse ENG3
- 3Josh Tongue ENG3
- 4Michael Neser AUS2
- 5Brendan Doggett AUS1
Most Maidens
View all: most maidens in The Ashes 2025/2026 ›- 1Scott Boland AUS27
- 2Gus Atkinson ENG17
- 3Mitchell Starc AUS14
- 4Jofra Archer ENG14
- 5Brydon Carse ENG13
Most Runs Conceded
View all: most runs conceded in The Ashes 2025/2026 ›- 1Brydon Carse ENG667
- 2Mitchell Starc AUS618
- 3Scott Boland AUS499
- 4Ben Stokes ENG377
- 5Josh Tongue ENG362
Most Overs Bowled
View all: most overs bowled in The Ashes 2025/2026 ›- 1Scott Boland AUS159.5
- 2Mitchell Starc AUS153.1
- 3Brydon Carse ENG138.4
- 4Ben Stokes ENG101.1
- 5Josh Tongue ENG97.2
Most Innings Bowled
View all: most innings bowled in The Ashes 2025/2026 ›- 1Mitchell Starc AUS10
- 2Scott Boland AUS10
- 3Cameron Green AUS9
- 4Brydon Carse ENG9
- 5Ben Stokes ENG8
Most Dot Balls
View all: most dot balls in The Ashes 2025/2026 ›- 1Scott Boland AUS709
- 2Mitchell Starc AUS612
- 3Brydon Carse ENG542
- 4Ben Stokes ENG420
- 5Josh Tongue ENG395
Highest Dot Ball %
View all: highest dot ball % in The Ashes 2025/2026 ›- 1Jofra Archer ENG73.65
- 2Scott Boland AUS73.55
- 3Gus Atkinson ENG71.11
- 4Michael Neser AUS70.14
- 5Pat Cummins AUS70.05
Qualification: minimum 60 balls bowled.
Most Catches
View all: most catches in The Ashes 2025/2026 ›- 1Alex Carey AUS27
- 2Jamie Smith ENG15
- 3Steven Smith AUS14
- 4Harry Brook ENG11
- 5Marnus Labuschagne AUS10
Most Stumpings
View all: most stumpings in The Ashes 2025/2026 ›- 1Alex Carey AUS1
Most Run Outs
View all: most run outs in The Ashes 2025/2026 ›- 1Marnus Labuschagne AUS1
- 2Jake Weatherald AUS1
- 3Josh Inglis AUS1
- 4Jamie Smith ENG1
- 5Matty Potts ENG1
Fantasy Leaders
View all: fantasy leaders in The Ashes 2025/2026 ›- 1Mitchell Starc AUS786
- 2Travis Head AUS629
- 3Brydon Carse ENG619
- 4Alex Carey AUS618
- 5Ben Stokes ENG504
Dream11 Leaders
View all: dream11 leaders in The Ashes 2025/2026 ›- 1Travis Head AUS1,071
- 2Mitchell Starc AUS994
- 3Brydon Carse ENG729
- 4Alex Carey AUS725
- 5Joe Root ENG658
Grounds
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Season leaders by competition
The Ashes stats leaders (The Ashes 2025/2026)
In The Ashes 2025/2026, Travis Head finished with the most runs (629) and Mitchell Starc finished with the most wickets (31). Every leaderboard below is final for the season.
Frequently asked questions
Who scored the most runs in The Ashes 2025/2026?
Travis Head (Australia) finished top with 629 runs from 5 matches, averaging 62.9 at a strike rate of 87.36, ahead of Joe Root (400) and Harry Brook (358). The The Ashes 2025/2026 runs leaderboard ranks every player who played, with their team and matches.
Who took the most wickets in The Ashes 2025/2026?
Mitchell Starc (Australia) finished top with 31 wickets from 5 matches, at an economy of 4.03 and an average of 19.94, ahead of Brydon Carse (22) and Scott Boland (20). The The Ashes 2025/2026 wickets leaderboard ranks every player who played, with their team and matches.
Who hit the most sixes in The Ashes 2025/2026?
Travis Head (Australia) finished top with 9 sixes from 5 matches, averaging 62.9 at a strike rate of 87.36, ahead of Harry Brook (5) and Steven Smith (5). The The Ashes 2025/2026 sixes leaderboard ranks every player who played, with their team and matches.
Who scored the most fifties in The Ashes 2025/2026?
Marnus Labuschagne and Harry Brook shared the lead with 3 fifties, ahead of Travis Head (2). The The Ashes 2025/2026 fifties leaderboard ranks every player who played, with their team and matches.
Who took the most catches in The Ashes 2025/2026?
Alex Carey (Australia) finished top with 27 catches from 5 matches, ahead of Jamie Smith (15) and Steven Smith (14). The The Ashes 2025/2026 catches leaderboard ranks every player who played, with their team and matches.
Who had the highest strike rate in The Ashes 2025/2026?
Ben Duckett (England) finished with a strike rate of 91.4 from 5 matches, averaging 20.2, ahead of Travis Head (87.36) and Gus Atkinson (85.88). The The Ashes 2025/2026 strike rate leaderboard ranks every player who played, with their team and matches.
Who had the best economy rate in The Ashes 2025/2026?
Nathan Lyon (Australia) finished with an economy rate of 2.85 from 2 matches, at an average of 31.4, ahead of Jofra Archer (3.05) and Scott Boland (3.12). The The Ashes 2025/2026 economy rate leaderboard ranks every player who played, with their team and matches.