Team Highest Innings Totals

Cricket Records in The Ashes, 1972

Highest totals

Team	Score	Overs	RR	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Result	Match Date	Scorecard
Australia	399	151.5	2.62	2	v England	The Oval	won	10 Aug 1972	Test # 702
England	356	121.2	2.93	3	v Australia	The Oval	lost	10 Aug 1972	Test # 702
Australia	324/4d	92.0	3.52	3	v England	Nottingham	draw	13 Jul 1972	Test # 700
Australia	315	118.4	2.65	1	v England	Nottingham	draw	13 Jul 1972	Test # 700
Australia	308	122.1	2.52	2	v England	Lord's	won	22 Jun 1972	Test # 699
England	290/4	148.0	1.95	4	v Australia	Nottingham	draw	13 Jul 1972	Test # 700
England	284	92.2	3.07	1	v Australia	The Oval	lost	10 Aug 1972	Test # 702
England	272	91.5	2.96	1	v Australia	Lord's	lost	22 Jun 1972	Test # 699
England	263	130.1	2.02	2	v Australia	Leeds	won	27 Jul 1972	Test # 701
Australia	252	85.2	2.95	4	v England	Manchester	lost	8 Jun 1972	Test # 698
England	249	120.4	2.06	1	v Australia	Manchester	won	8 Jun 1972	Test # 698
Australia	242/5	92.2	2.62	4	v England	The Oval	won	10 Aug 1972	Test # 702
England	234	86.2	2.71	3	v Australia	Manchester	won	8 Jun 1972	Test # 698
England	189	88.3	2.13	2	v Australia	Nottingham	draw	13 Jul 1972	Test # 700
Australia	146	86.5	1.68	1	v England	Leeds	lost	27 Jul 1972	Test # 701
Australia	142	58.0	2.44	2	v England	Manchester	lost	8 Jun 1972	Test # 698
Australia	136	56.1	2.42	3	v England	Leeds	lost	27 Jul 1972	Test # 701
England	116	55.2	2.09	3	v Australia	Lord's	lost	22 Jun 1972	Test # 699
Australia	81/2	26.5	3.01	4	v England	Lord's	won	22 Jun 1972	Test # 699
England	21/1	10.0	2.10	4	v Australia	Leeds	won	27 Jul 1972	Test # 701

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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 India at Lord's, India in England 3rd Test, Jul 10-14, 2025 [Test # 2594]

India vs England at Birmingham, India in England 2nd Test, Jul 2-6, 2025 [Test # 2591]

India vs England at Leeds, India in England 1st Test, Jun 20-24, 2025 [Test # 2587]