Individual Most Matches As Captain

Most matches as captain in Tests held in Australia

Most matches as captain

Player	Span	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	Draw	NR	W/L	%W	%L	% Tied	% Draw	%NR	%
AR Border (AUS)	1984-1994	51	19	11	0	21	0	1.720	37.25	21.56	0	41.17	0	63.33
RT Ponting (AUS)	2004-2010	39	29	5	0	5	0	5.800	74.35	12.82	0	12.82	0	85.29
GS Chappell (AUS)	1975-1983	33	18	8	0	7	0	2.250	54.54	24.24	0	21.21	0	69.23
SR Waugh (AUS)	1999-2004	29	22	2	0	5	0	11.000	75.86	6.89	0	17.24	0	91.66
MA Taylor (AUS)	1994-1999	27	17	5	0	5	0	3.400	62.96	18.51	0	18.51	0	77.27
SPD Smith (AUS)	2014-2026	26	18	3	0	5	0	6.000	69.23	11.53	0	19.23	0	85.71
MJ Clarke (AUS)	2011-2014	19	14	3	0	2	0	4.660	73.68	15.78	0	10.52	0	82.35
PJ Cummins (AUS)	2021-2025	19	14	2	0	3	0	7.000	73.68	10.52	0	15.78	0	87.5
R Benaud (AUS)	1958-1963	16	7	2	1	6	0	3.500	43.75	12.5	6.25	37.5	0	75
CH Lloyd (WI)	1975-1985	16	7	7	0	2	0	1.000	43.75	43.75	0	12.5	0	50
DG Bradman (AUS)	1936-1948	15	10	2	0	3	0	5.000	66.66	13.33	0	20	0	83.33
TD Paine (AUS)	2018-2021	15	9	4	0	2	0	2.250	60	26.66	0	13.33	0	69.23
RB Simpson (AUS)	1964-1978	15	7	3	0	5	0	2.330	46.66	20	0	33.33	0	70
WM Woodfull (AUS)	1930-1933	15	10	5	0	0	0	2.000	66.66	33.33	0	0	0	66.66
AL Hassett (AUS)	1950-1953	14	10	3	0	1	0	3.330	71.42	21.42	0	7.14	0	76.92
IM Chappell (AUS)	1971-1975	13	9	2	0	2	0	4.500	69.23	15.38	0	15.38	0	81.81
WM Lawry (AUS)	1968-1971	12	5	2	0	5	0	2.500	41.66	16.66	0	41.66	0	71.42
JWHT Douglas (ENG)	1911-1921	10	4	6	0	0	0	0.660	40	60	0	0	0	40
C Hill (AUS)	1910-1912	10	5	5	0	0	0	1.000	50	50	0	0	0	50
MA Noble (AUS)	1903-1908	10	6	4	0	0	0	1.500	60	40	0	0	0	60
JE Root (ENG)	2017-2022	10	0	8	0	2	0	0.000	0	80	0	20	0	0
GC Smith (ICC/SA)	2005-2012	10	3	4	0	3	0	0.750	30	40	0	30	0	42.85
JM Brearley (ENG)	1978-1980	9	5	4	0	0	0	1.250	55.55	44.44	0	0	0	55.55
WL Murdoch (AUS)	1881-1884	9	4	3	0	2	0	1.330	44.44	33.33	0	22.22	0	57.14
SP Fleming (NZ)	1997-2004	8	0	4	0	4	0	0.000	0	50	0	50	0	0
KJ Hughes (AUS)	1979-1984	8	3	2	0	3	0	1.500	37.5	25	0	37.5	0	60
AC MacLaren (ENG)	1897-1902	8	2	6	0	0	0	0.330	25	75	0	0	0	25
V Kohli (IND)	2014-2020	7	2	3	0	2	0	0.660	28.57	42.85	0	28.57	0	40
A Shrewsbury (ENG)	1884-1887	7	5	2	0	0	0	2.500	71.42	28.57	0	0	0	71.42
AE Stoddart (ENG)	1894-1898	7	3	4	0	0	0	0.750	42.85	57.14	0	0	0	42.85
GN Yallop (AUS)	1978-1979	7	1	6	0	0	0	0.160	14.28	85.71	0	0	0	14.28
MW Gatting (ENG)	1986-1988	6	2	1	0	3	0	2.000	33.33	16.66	0	50	0	66.66
R Illingworth (ENG)	1970-1971	6	2	0	0	4	0	-	33.33	0	0	66.66	0	100
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1995-1999	6	1	5	0	0	0	0.200	16.66	83.33	0	0	0	16.66
JC Adams (WI)	2000-2001	5	0	5	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
GOB Allen (ENG)	1936-1937	5	2	3	0	0	0	0.660	40	60	0	0	0	40
L Amarnath (IND)	1947-1948	5	0	4	0	1	0	0.000	0	80	0	20	0	0
WW Armstrong (AUS)	1920-1921	5	5	0	0	0	0	-	100	0	0	0	0	100
MA Atherton (ENG)	1994-1995	5	1	3	0	1	0	0.330	20	60	0	20	0	25
M Azharuddin (IND)	1991-1992	5	0	4	0	1	0	0.000	0	80	0	20	0	0
BS Bedi (IND)	1977-1978	5	2	3	0	0	0	0.660	40	60	0	0	0	40
JM Blackham (AUS)	1885-1894	5	3	2	0	0	0	1.500	60	40	0	0	0	60
FR Brown (ENG)	1950-1951	5	1	4	0	0	0	0.250	20	80	0	0	0	20
HB Cameron (SA)	1931-1932	5	0	5	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
JE Cheetham (SA)	1952-1953	5	2	2	0	1	0	1.000	40	40	0	20	0	50
HL Collins (AUS)	1924-1925	5	4	1	0	0	0	4.000	80	20	0	0	0	80
AN Cook (ENG)	2013-2014	5	0	5	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
MH Denness (ENG)	1974-1975	5	1	3	0	1	0	0.330	20	60	0	20	0	25
ER Dexter (ENG)	1962-1963	5	1	1	0	3	0	1.000	20	20	0	60	0	50
MS Dhoni (IND)	2011-2014	5	0	4	0	1	0	0.000	0	80	0	20	0	0
A Flintoff (ENG)	2006-2007	5	0	5	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
AER Gilligan (ENG)	1924-1925	5	1	4	0	0	0	0.250	20	80	0	0	0	20
TL Goddard (SA)	1963-1964	5	1	1	0	3	0	1.000	20	20	0	60	0	50
GC Grant (WI)	1930-1931	5	1	4	0	0	0	0.250	20	80	0	0	0	20
N Hussain (ENG)	2002-2003	5	1	4	0	0	0	0.250	20	80	0	0	0	20
L Hutton (ENG)	1954-1955	5	3	1	0	1	0	3.000	60	20	0	20	0	75
Imran Khan (PAK)	1983-1990	5	0	2	0	3	0	0.000	0	40	0	60	0	0
DR Jardine (ENG)	1932-1933	5	4	1	0	0	0	4.000	80	20	0	0	0	80
DPMD Jayawardene (SL)	2007-2013	5	0	5	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
PBH May (ENG)	1958-1959	5	0	4	0	1	0	0.000	0	80	0	20	0	0
Mohammad Yousuf (PAK)	2004-2010	5	0	5	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
Mushtaq Mohammad (PAK)	1976-1979	5	2	2	0	1	0	1.000	40	40	0	20	0	50
IVA Richards (WI)	1988-1989	5	3	1	0	1	0	3.000	60	20	0	20	0	75
RB Richardson (WI)	1992-1993	5	2	1	0	2	0	2.000	40	20	0	40	0	66.66
J Ryder (AUS)	1928-1929	5	1	4	0	0	0	0.250	20	80	0	0	0	20
PW Sherwell (SA)	1910-1911	5	1	4	0	0	0	0.250	20	80	0	0	0	20
MJK Smith (ENG)	1965-1966	5	1	1	0	3	0	1.000	20	20	0	60	0	50
GS Sobers (WI)	1968-1969	5	1	3	0	1	0	0.330	20	60	0	20	0	25
AJ Stewart (ENG)	1998-1999	5	1	3	0	1	0	0.330	20	60	0	20	0	25
BA Stokes (ENG)	2025-2026	5	1	4	0	0	0	0.250	20	80	0	0	0	20
AJ Strauss (ENG)	2010-2011	5	3	1	0	1	0	3.000	60	20	0	20	0	75
GHS Trott (AUS)	1897-1898	5	4	1	0	0	0	4.000	80	20	0	0	0	80
CA Walsh (WI)	1996-1997	5	2	3	0	0	0	0.660	40	60	0	0	0	40
PF Warner (ENG)	1903-1904	5	3	2	0	0	0	1.500	60	40	0	0	0	60
RGD Willis (ENG)	1982-1983	5	1	2	0	2	0	0.500	20	40	0	40	0	33.33
FMM Worrell (WI)	1960-1961	5	1	2	1	1	0	0.500	20	40	20	20	0	37.5
Hon.IFW Bligh (ENG)	1882-1883	4	2	2	0	0	0	1.000	50	50	0	0	0	50
KC Brathwaite (WI)	2022-2024	4	1	3	0	0	0	0.330	25	75	0	0	0	25
APF Chapman (ENG)	1928-1929	4	4	0	0	0	0	-	100	0	0	0	0	100
WJ Cronje (SA)	1994-1998	4	0	2	0	2	0	0.000	0	50	0	50	0	0
SC Ganguly (IND)	2003-2004	4	1	1	0	2	0	1.000	25	25	0	50	0	50
G Giffen (AUS)	1894-1895	4	2	2	0	0	0	1.000	50	50	0	0	0	50
JDC Goddard (WI)	1951-1952	4	1	3	0	0	0	0.330	25	75	0	0	0	25
GA Gooch (ENG)	1990-1991	4	0	2	0	2	0	0.000	0	50	0	50	0	0
WR Hammond (ENG)	1946-1947	4	0	2	0	2	0	0.000	0	50	0	50	0	0
IWG Johnson (AUS)	1954-1955	4	1	2	0	1	0	0.500	25	50	0	25	0	33.33
A Kumble (IND)	2007-2008	4	1	2	0	1	0	0.500	25	50	0	25	0	33.33
A Ranatunga (SL)	1989-1995	4	0	3	0	1	0	0.000	0	75	0	25	0	0
A Shaw (ENG)	1881-1882	4	0	2	0	2	0	0.000	0	50	0	50	0	0
S Chanderpaul (WI)	2005-2005	3	0	3	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
JV Coney (NZ)	1985-1985	3	2	1	0	0	0	2.000	66.66	33.33	0	0	0	66.66
BE Congdon (NZ)	1973-1974	3	0	2	0	1	0	0.000	0	66.66	0	33.33	0	0
JJ Crowe (NZ)	1987-1987	3	0	1	0	2	0	0.000	0	33.33	0	66.66	0	0
J Darling (AUS)	1901-1902	3	2	1	0	0	0	2.000	66.66	33.33	0	0	0	66.66
F du Plessis (SA)	2016-2016	3	2	1	0	0	0	2.000	66.66	33.33	0	0	0	66.66
D Elgar (SA)	2022-2023	3	0	2	0	1	0	0.000	0	66.66	0	33.33	0	0
FL Fane (ENG)	1907-1908	3	1	2	0	0	0	0.500	33.33	66.66	0	0	0	33.33
SM Gavaskar (IND)	1981-1981	3	1	1	0	1	0	1.000	33.33	33.33	0	33.33	0	50
CH Gayle (WI)	2009-2009	3	0	2	0	1	0	0.000	0	66.66	0	33.33	0	0
WG Grace (ENG)	1892-1892	3	1	2	0	0	0	0.500	33.33	66.66	0	0	0	33.33

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The result percentage excludes no results and counts ties as half a win

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

England vs Australia at Sydney, The Ashes 5th Test, Jan 4-8, 2026 [Test # 2616]

Australia vs England at Melbourne, The Ashes 4th Test, Dec 26-27, 2025 [Test # 2615]

Australia vs England at Adelaide, The Ashes 3rd Test, Dec 17-21, 2025 [Test # 2613]