By Admin 
The Ashes: Australia has started Ashes 2025 in its own style. In the first match of this historic Test series which started in Perth from 21 November, the Kangaroos registered an emphatic victory by defeating England by 8 wickets. Now both the teams are eyeing the second test, which will be played today on 29th November at Manuka Oval, Canberra. England would like to make a comeback in this match at any cost, while Australia would be seen to be in a mood to consolidate its lead. Before this, let us take a look at the 140-year old rivalry of both the teams.
History of the Ashes
The Ashes series is one of the oldest and most exciting cricket rivalries in the world. The journey of about 143 years has been completed in this historical series which started in 1882. During this period, both the teams, Australia and England, have played 346-346 Test matches. The broad summary of the overall results so far shows that Australia has clearly maintained its dominance on the Ashes field.
Australia’s dominance continues
According to statistics, Australia has won 143 Tests out of 346 Ashes matches. Having consistently performed brilliantly over such a long period, the team’s win-loss ratio has been 1.300. This shows that the Australian team has been playing a balanced and strong game even under pressure.
Australia’s winning percentage is 41.32%, which is much better than England. The special thing is that in such a long period not a single match was tied nor did any match end without result (NR).
condition of England
On the other hand, England also played the same number of matches (346), but the team could win only 110 matches. England’s winning percentage has been 31.79%, while its losing percentage has been 41.32%, which is in sharp contrast to Australia.
England’s win-loss ratio (W/L) has been 0.769, which shows that in this long battle of 140 years, the English team seems to be continuously struggling somewhere.