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Ashes Stats: Stuart Broad reclaims unwanted England record

Dawid Malan outdoes Kevin Pietersen inside three Tests

Stuart Broad of England bats during day two of the Third Test match during the 2017/18 Ashes
Image: Stuart Broad edged ahead of James Anderson with his 24th Test duck

Benedict Bermange has the stats on the day Australia regained the Ashes, including Stuart Broad reclaiming an unwanted record...

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Dawid Malan has now made 302 runs in the series - that's more than any England batsman managed on the last Ashes tour in 2013-14. The top scorer on that occasion was Kevin Pietersen, who hit 294 - and never played another Test.

Dawid Malan of England bats during day two of the Third Test match during the 2017/18 Ashes Series
Image: Dawid Malan's 302 runs are more than any England player managed in 2013/14

Stuart Broad reclaimed the England record for the most ducks in a Test career by making his 24th - breaking his tie on 23 with James Anderson.

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For the third time in 13 months England have managed to lose a Test by an innings having scored at least 400 batting first. In the whole history of Test cricket it has only happened on three other occasions.

Innings defeats after scoring 400+ batting first

Date Team Total Ground Result
16/12/2016 England 477 Chennai India won by an innings and 75 runs
26/12/2016 Pakistan 443-9d Melbourne Australia won by an innings and 18 runs
16/08/1930 England 405 The Oval Australia won by an innings and 39 runs
14/12/2017 England 403 Perth Australia won by an innings and 41 runs
26/05/2011 Sri Lanka 400 Cardiff England won by an innings and 14 runs
08/12/2016 England 400 Mumbai India won by an innings and 36 runs

Most consecutive Test wins against an opponent at one venue

8 Australia v England at Perth 1991-2017
7 Australia v Windies at Melbourne 1931-1976
Australia celebrate after Pat Cummins of Australia claimed the final wicket of Chris Woakes of England to claim victory
Image: Australia regained the Ashes with their eighth straight home win over England

Most consecutive losses in Tests in Australia for England

8 1920/21 (5) - 1924/25 (3)
8 2013/14 (5) - 2017/18 (3)

Most consecutive losses in away Tests for England

7 v India (3), Sri Lanka (1), Windies (3) 1992-1994
7 v India (4), Australia (3) 2016-2017

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