The Ashes is a Test cricket series played between two sides England and Australia since the year 1882-83. The term "Ashes" originated after an article was published in a British newspaper after Australia's Test victory at The Oval in 1882 where that article stated that English cricket had died, and the body will be cremated and ashes would be taken to Australia.
Generally, a five-match Test series is played between these two sides England and Australia in The Ashes. Overall 72 Ashes Series have been played overall from the time period of 1882/83 to 2021/22, and here in this article, we will see how those series results have panned out in the past.
Ashes Series Played - 72
No.of Series won by Australia - 34
No.of Series won by England - 32
No.of Series Drawn - 6
Ashes Series on England Soil:
Series Played- 36
No.of Series won by Australia - 14
No.of Series won by England - 18
No.of Series Drawn - 4
In Ashes Series on England Soil:
Matches Played - 168
Matches won by Australia - 50
Matches won by England - 52
Matches Drawn - 66
Ashes Series results over the years:
1882/83: England won by 2-1 (3) in Australia
1884: England won by 1-0 (3) in England
1884/85: England won by 3-2 (5) in Australia
1886: England won by 3-0 (3) in England
1887: England won by 2-0 (2) in Australia
Feb' 1888: England won by 1-0 (1) in Australia
Jul' 1888: England won by 2-1 (3) in England
1890: England won by 2-0 (2) in England - 1 Test abandoned
1892: Australia won by 2-1 (3) in Australia
1893: England won by 1-0 (3) in England
1894/95: England won by 3-2 (5) in Australia
1896: England won by 2-1 (3) in England
1897/98: Australia won by 4-1 (5) in Australia
1899: Australia won by 1-0 (5) in England
1901/02: Australia won by 4-1 (5) in Australia
1902: Australia won by 2-1 (5) in England
1903/04: England won by 3-2 (5) in Australia
1905: England won by 2-0 (5) in England
1907/08: Australia won by 4-1 (5) in Australia
1909: Australia won by 2-1 (5) in England
1911/12: England won by 4-1 (5) in Australia
1912: England won by 1-0 (3) in England
1920/21: Australia won by 5-0 (5) in Australia
1921: Australia won by 3-0 (5) in England
1924/25: Australia won by 4-1 (5) in Australia
1926: England won by 1-0 (5) in England
1928/29: England won by 4-1 (5) in Australia
1930: Australia won by 2-1 (5) in England
1932/33: England won by 4-1 (5) in Australia
1934: Australia won by 2-1 (5) in England
1936/37: Australia won by 3-2 (5) in Australia
1938: Series Drawn by 1-1 (4) in England - 1 Test abandoned
1946/47: Australia won by 3-0 (5) in Australia
1948: Australia won by 4-0 (5) in England
1950/51: Australia won by 4-1 (5) in Australia
1953: England won by 1-0 (5) in England
1954/55: England won by 3-1 (5) in Australia
1956: England won by 2-1 (5) in England
1958/59: Australia won by 4-0 (5) in Australia
1961: Australia won by 2-1 (5) in England
1962/63: Series Drawn by 1-1 (5) in Australia
1964: Australia won by 1-0 (5) in England
1965/66: Series Drawn by 1-1 (5) in Australia
1968: Series Drawn by 1-1 (5) in England
1970/71: England won by 2-0 (6) in Australia - 1 Test abandoned
1972: Series Drawn by 2-2 (5) in England
1974/75: Australia won by 4-1 (6) in Australia
1975: Australia won by 1-0 (4) in England
1977: England won by 3-0 (5) in England
1978/79: England won by 5-1 (6) in Australia
1981: England won by 3-1 (6) in England
1982/83: Australia won by 2-1 (5) in Australia
1985: England won by 3-1 (6) in England
1986/87: England won by 2-1 (5) in Australia
1989: Australia won by 4-0 (6) in England
1990/91: Australia won by 3-0 (5) in Australia
1993: Australia won by 4-1 (6) in England
1994/95: Australia won by 3-1 (5) in Australia
1997: Australia won by 3-2 (6) in England
1998/99: Australia won by 3-1 (5) in Australia
2001: Australia won by 4-1 (5) in England
2002/03: Australia won by 4-1 (5) in Australia
2005: England won by 2-1 (5) in England
2006/07: Australia won by 5-0 (5) in Australia
2009: England won by 2-1 (5) in England
2010/11: England won by 3-1 (5) in Australia
2013: England won by 3-0 (5) in England
2013/14: Australia won by 5-0 (5) in Australia
2015: England won by 3-2 (5) in England
2017/18: Australia won by 4-0 (5) in Australia
2019: Series Drawn by 2-2 (5) in England
2021/22: Australia won by 4-0 (5) in Australia
Note: Highlighted ones are the Test series that happened in England
