1953
The Ashes⁠

How England performed

The first four Tests of 1953 were all drawn, leaving the series to be decided at The Oval, London. In Nottingham, England were 120 for one in the fourth innings after bowling Australia out for 123; at Lord's, London, they finished on 282 for seven after Australia's 368; in Manchester, Australia were 35 for eight in their second innings when the match ended; and at Leeds, Australia reached 147 for four in the fourth innings.

The deciding Test went England's way. They led 306 to 275 on first innings, bowled Australia out for 162 and reached 132 for two to win by eight wickets, taking the series 1–0 after the 4–1 defeat of 1950–51.

Head coach

None (the first was appointed in 1986)

Captain

Len Hutton

Record

P5 W1 D4 L0