TOP SPIN AT THE TEST: Australia endure longest drought without winning an Ashes series in England, while Jimmy Anderson has worst series average of his career
TOP SPIN AT THE TEST: Australia endure longest drought without winning an Ashes series in England, while Jimmy Anderson has worst series average of his career
- The retiring Stuart Broad bowled England to victory in the fifth Test
- A riveting Ashes series, which has provided much entertainment, ended 2-2
- Lawrence Booth takes you through some of the stats you may have missed
It was a dramatic conclusion to the Ashes series, with the retiring Stuart Broad bowling England to victory over Australia in the fifth Test.
The series, which has provided much entertainment this summer, ended 2-2.
Chris Woakes and Moeen Ali both produced impressive displays for England.
Here, Mail sports‘s Lawrence Booth takes you through some of the stats you may have missed from a thrilling final day of the fifth Ashes Test at Oval.
On their next visit, Australia will have not won an Ashes series in England for 26 years
Jimmy Anderson, whose five wickets cost 85, had the worst series average of his career
Pat Cummins was one of the Australian players to have his most expensive Test series
England’s 49-run victory means Australia will not have won a series in this country in 26 years by the time they get here in 2027 – the longest drought in their history.
Only once before did Australia make more in the fourth innings at The Oval than their 334 here – that was in 2009, when they scored 348. They also lost that game.
No Englishman went for more than 3.59 at a time and no Australian went for less than 4.27. Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc all had the most expensive test series of their careers.
All England seamen averaged 30 or less, with the exception of Jimmy Anderson, whose five wickets cost 85 – the worst series average of his long career.