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Highest team total list in Australia vs England test match.

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Len Hutton scored 364 out of England's 903 which is highest team total in Ashes test series ever! Test match = 5 days cricket = 450 overs = 2700 balls.

Indeed, test matches are not only won by bowlers alone, as you have to take 20 wickets to win a test.. but also by scoring huge totals. When your opponent batsmen see tall target overhead, their motivation fails and intead of just bat out the remaining days, they throw away their wickets.

In following, we've listed the biggest scores ever made in Australia vs England test matches, aka the Ashes test series which is the oldest in world of cricket.. you would note that although England own the largest total record, Australians have posted more big team scores than their rivals over the years.

England Record 903 was made at Kennington oval ground back in August 1938. Len Hutton scored 364 while opening the batting which still remains the highest score by a batsman in Ashes test match. Maurice Leyland helped with 187 runs while Joe Hardstaff Junior rubbed it into Aussies with another century (169 runs), batting at 7. Groundsman, Bosser Martin, was also the scorer of this match and he had made up a temprorary scoreboard on a heavy roller. naturally, he had a hard time putting up those tall scores in that test match!

Australia scored only 201 and 123 in their two innings and lost that match by wooping margin of an innings and 579 runs.. which still is the highest victory margin in Australia vs England test matches.

Among the recent big totals, Australia got upto 602 for 9 wickets at Brisbane of in the first test of 2006 Ashes series which England lost 5-nil.

Highest team totals in Australia vs England Ashes test match
Team Score Overs Ground Month/Year
England 903/7dec 335.2 The Oval August, 1938
Australia 729/6dec 232.0 Lords June 1930
Australia 701 171.2 The Oval August 1934
Australia 695 256.1 The Oval August 1930
Australia 674/6dec 181x6 Cardiff July 2009
Australia 659/8dec 173x8 Sydney December 1946
England 658/8dec 188 Nottingham June 1938
Australia 656/8dec 255.5 Manchester July 1964
Australia 653/4dec 193 Leeds July 1993
Australia 645 159x8 Brisbane November 1946
Australia 641/4dec 152 The Oval August 2001
England 636 272.1 Sydney December 1928
Australia 632/4dec 196 Lords June 1993
England 627/9dec 201 Manchester July 1934
England 611 293.1 Manchester July 1964
Australia 604 141x8 Melbourne February 1937
Australia 602/9 155 Brisbane November 2006
Australia 602/6 dec 206.3 Trent Bridge August 1989
Australia 601/8dec 129x8 Brisbane November 1954
Australia 601/7 dec 178.3 Leeds June 1989
Australia 600 149.5 Melbourne January 1925
England 595/5 dec 134 Birmingham August 1985





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