England vs Australia: The Rivalry
England vs Australia is perhaps the greatest cricketing rivalry on the planet and certainly one of the oldest. While its most common format is in Test match cricket, with the two sides competing for the coveted Ashes trophy, meetings between the Aussies and Lions in any form of cricket are still hotly contested.
Here’s a look at the past five results between these two across all cricket:
- December 26-30, 2021—Australia won by an innings and 14 runs (Test)
- January 5-9, 2022—draw (Test)
- January 14-18, 2022—Australia won by 146 runs (Test)
- October 9, 2022—England won by 8 runs (T20)
- October 12, 2022—England won by 8 runs (T20)
The honors between England and Australia have been split across their past five meetings, with England winning their last two white-ball matches and Australia two Tests, with one draw. Interestingly, since their last two meetings on October 12, two scheduled T20s have been washed out, making this coming white ball series a well-overdue match-up between the two sides.
Looking at the form of each side in ODIs, it’s been a while since either have competed in the format, given the T20 World Cup has been both teams’ focus recently. Here’s a breakdown of their past five matches, however:
Australia’s Past Five ODIs
- August 31, 2022—Australia beat Zimbabwe by 8 wickets
- September 3, 2022—Australia lost to Zimbabwe by 3 wickets
- September 6, 2022—Australia beat New Zealand by 2 wickets
- September 8, 2022—Australia beat New Zealand by 113 runs
- September 11, 2022—Australia beat New Zealand by 25 runs
Looking at these results, it is technically Australia that come into this match-up with better form, having won their last four ODIs. England have been mercurial, suffering big losses and big wins, and are 2-3 in their past five matches.
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