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By runs

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
England	157 runs	329	72.5	v Australia	Sydney	26 Feb 1904	Test # 81
England	185 runs	297	29.4	v Australia	Melbourne	1 Jan 1904	Test # 79
Australia	216 runs	495	117.1	v England	Adelaide	15 Jan 1904	Test # 80
Australia	218 runs	320	22.5	v England	Melbourne	5 Mar 1904	Test # 82

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
England	5 wickets	194	95.5	v Australia	Sydney	11 Dec 1903	Test # 78

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Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures
Performances in matches that overlap years are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

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]

New Zealand vs West Indies at Mount Maunganui, West Indies in New Zealand 3rd Test, Dec 18-22, 2025 [Test # 2614]