Individual Most Matches As Captain - vs England

Most matches as captain for The Ashes - vs England

Most matches as captain

Player	Span	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	Draw	NR	W/L	%W	%L	% Tied	% Draw	%NR	%
AR Border	1985-1993	28	13	6	0	9	0	2.160	46.42	21.42	-	32.14	-	68.42
DG Bradman	1936-1948	19	11	3	0	5	0	3.660	57.89	15.78	-	26.31	-	78.57
RT Ponting	2005-2010	19	8	6	0	5	0	1.330	42.10	31.57	-	26.31	-	57.14
J Darling	1899-1905	18	5	4	0	9	0	1.250	27.77	22.22	-	50.00	-	55.55
IM Chappell	1971-1975	16	7	4	0	5	0	1.750	43.75	25.00	-	31.25	-	63.63
MJ Clarke	2011-2015	16	7	7	0	2	0	1.000	43.75	43.75	-	12.50	-	50.00
MA Taylor	1994-1999	16	9	4	0	3	0	2.250	56.25	25.00	-	18.75	-	69.23
MA Noble	1903-1909	15	8	5	0	2	0	1.600	53.33	33.33	-	13.33	-	61.53
WM Woodfull	1930-1934	15	5	6	0	4	0	0.830	33.33	40.00	-	26.66	-	45.45
R Benaud	1958-1963	14	6	2	0	6	0	3.000	42.85	14.28	-	42.85	-	75.00
PJ Cummins	2021-2025	10	5	2	0	2	0	2.500	50.00	20.00	-	20.00	-	71.42
WW Armstrong	1920-1921	10	8	0	0	2	0	-	80.00	-	-	20.00	-	100.00
GS Chappell	1977-1983	10	2	4	0	4	0	0.500	20.00	40.00	-	40.00	-	33.33
AL Hassett	1950-1953	10	4	2	0	4	0	2.000	40.00	20.00	-	40.00	-	66.66
IWG Johnson	1954-1956	9	2	4	0	3	0	0.500	22.22	44.44	-	33.33	-	33.33
WM Lawry	1968-1971	9	1	2	0	6	0	0.500	11.11	22.22	-	66.66	-	33.33
WL Murdoch	1882-1890	9	1	6	0	2	0	0.160	11.11	66.66	-	22.22	-	14.28
SR Waugh	2001-2003	9	8	1	0	0	0	8.000	88.88	11.11	-	-	-	88.88
JM Blackham	1885-1894	8	3	3	0	2	0	1.000	37.50	37.50	-	25.00	-	50.00
HL Collins	1924-1926	8	4	2	0	2	0	2.000	50.00	25.00	-	25.00	-	66.66
RB Simpson	1964-1966	8	2	0	0	6	0	-	25.00	-	-	75.00	-	100.00
SPD Smith	2017-2025	8	7	0	0	1	0	-	87.50	-	-	12.50	-	100.00
GHS Trott	1896-1898	8	5	3	0	0	0	1.660	62.50	37.50	-	-	-	62.50
KJ Hughes	1981-1981	6	1	3	0	2	0	0.330	16.66	50.00	-	33.33	-	25.00
PS McDonnell	1887-1888	6	1	5	0	0	0	0.200	16.66	83.33	-	-	-	16.66
GN Yallop	1978-1979	6	1	5	0	0	0	0.200	16.66	83.33	-	-	-	16.66
C Hill	1911-1912	5	1	4	0	0	0	0.250	20.00	80.00	-	-	-	20.00
TD Paine	2019-2019	5	2	2	0	1	0	1.000	40.00	40.00	-	20.00	-	50.00
J Ryder	1928-1929	5	1	4	0	0	0	0.250	20.00	80.00	-	-	-	20.00
G Giffen	1894-1895	4	2	2	0	0	0	1.000	50.00	50.00	-	-	-	50.00
SE Gregory	1912-1912	3	0	1	0	2	0	0.000	-	33.33	-	66.66	-	-
HJH Scott	1886-1886	3	0	3	0	0	0	0.000	-	100.00	-	-	-	-
W Bardsley	1926-1926	2	0	0	0	2	0	0.000	-	-	-	100.00	-	-
BC Booth	1965-1966	2	0	1	0	1	0	0.000	-	50.00	-	50.00	-	-
TP Horan	1885-1885	2	0	2	0	0	0	0.000	-	100.00	-	-	-	-
H Trumble	1902-1902	2	2	0	0	0	0	-	100.00	-	-	-	-	100.00
AC Gilchrist	2001-2001	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.000	-	100.00	-	-	-	-
RN Harvey	1961-1961	1	1	0	0	0	0	-	100.00	-	-	-	-	100.00
BN Jarman	1968-1968	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.000	-	-	-	100.00	-	-
HH Massie	1885-1885	1	1	0	0	0	0	-	100.00	-	-	-	-	100.00
AR Morris	1954-1954	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.000	-	100.00	-	-	-	-

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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:

Australia vs England at Adelaide, The Ashes 3rd Test, Dec 17-21, 2025 [Test # 2613 - Live]
>> 318/5 (75.1 ov, AT Carey 68*, JP Inglis 2*, JC Tongue 3/62)

England vs Australia at Brisbane, The Ashes 2nd Test, Dec 4-7, 2025 [Test # 2611]

England vs Australia at Perth, The Ashes 1st Test, Nov 21-22, 2025 [Test # 2608]