Team Smallest Margins - England

Smallest victories For The Ashes - England

By runs

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
England	2 runs	282	64.3	v Australia	Birmingham	4 Aug 2005	Test # 1758
England	3 runs	292	96.1	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1982	Test # 943
England	10 runs	177	68.0	v Australia	Sydney	14 Dec 1894	Test # 42
England	12 runs	349	151.5	v Australia	Adelaide	1 Feb 1929	Test # 179
England	12 runs	175	46.4	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1998	Test # 1436
England	13 runs	111	107.0x4	v Australia	Sydney	28 Jan 1887	Test # 25
England	14 runs	311	110.5	v Australia	Nottingham	10 Jul 2013	Test # 2090
England	18 runs	130	36.1	v Australia	Leeds	16 Jul 1981	Test # 905
England	19 runs	124	32.1	v Australia	The Oval	21 Aug 1997	Test # 1377
England	29 runs	151	67.0	v Australia	Birmingham	30 Jul 1981	Test # 906
England	38 runs	223	53.4x8	v Australia	Sydney	17 Dec 1954	Test # 392
England	49 runs	384	94.4	v Australia	The Oval	27 Jul 2023	Test # 2515
England	62 runs	223	62.6x8	v Australia	Sydney	12 Feb 1971	Test # 679
England	66 runs	111	26.0x5	v Australia	The Oval	10 Aug 1896	Test # 52
England	69 runs	153	69.2x4	v Australia	Sydney	26 Jan 1883	Test # 12
England	70 runs	363	102.1	v Australia	Sydney	23 Feb 1912	Test # 120
England	71 runs	222	110.0x4	v Australia	Sydney	25 Feb 1887	Test # 26
England	74 runs	299	68.3	v Australia	Chester-le-Street	9 Aug 2013	Test # 2093
England	89 runs	342	85.2	v Australia	Manchester	8 Jun 1972	Test # 698
England	93 runs	429	139.2	v Australia	Nottingham	13 Jun 1930	Test # 194
England	93 runs	205	49.2x8	v Australia	Sydney	6 Jan 1979	Test # 840
England	94 runs	428	136.1	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1894	Test # 43
England	103 runs	506	135.5	v Australia	Manchester	13 Aug 1981	Test # 907
England	106 runs	263	61.1	v Australia	Adelaide	26 Jan 1995	Test # 1284
England	115 runs	522	107.0	v Australia	Lord's	16 Jul 2009	Test # 1925
England	126 runs	209	69.2x4	v Australia	Sydney	10 Feb 1888	Test # 27
England	128 runs	240	31.3x8	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1954	Test # 393
England	135 runs	399	77.0	v Australia	The Oval	12 Sep 2019	Test # 2362
England	157 runs	329	72.5	v Australia	Sydney	26 Feb 1904	Test # 81
England	161 runs	391	81.1	v Australia	The Oval	19 Aug 1993	Test # 1231
England	166 runs	328	46.1x8	v Australia	W.A.C.A	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
England	169 runs	412	70.3	v Australia	Cardiff	8 Jul 2015	Test # 2170
England	185 runs	297	29.4	v Australia	Melbourne	1 Jan 1904	Test # 79
England	197 runs	546	102.2	v Australia	The Oval	20 Aug 2009	Test # 1931
England	205 runs	366	67.0x8	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
England	213 runs	402	72.4	v Australia	Nottingham	29 May 1905	Test # 83
England	225 runs	452	54.0	v Australia	Sydney	2 Jan 2003	Test # 1636
England	226 runs	352	83.3	v Australia	The Oval	22 Aug 1968	Test # 641
England	244 runs	310	22.4	v Australia	The Oval	19 Aug 1912	Test # 129
England	289 runs	415	52.3	v Australia	The Oval	14 Aug 1926	Test # 167
England	299 runs	416	56.5x8	v Australia	Sydney	9 Jan 1971	Test # 676
England	322 runs	381	12.3x8	v Australia	Brisbane	4 Dec 1936	Test # 255
England	338 runs	532	69.2	v Australia	Adelaide	13 Jan 1933	Test # 222
England	347 runs	583	90.3	v Australia	Lord's	18 Jul 2013	Test # 2091
England	675 runs	742	25.3	v Australia	Brisbane	30 Nov 1928	Test # 176

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
England	1 wicket	263	66.5	v Australia	The Oval	11 Aug 1902	Test # 74
England	1 wicket	282	121.4	v Australia	Melbourne	1 Jan 1908	Test # 97
England	1 wicket	359	125.4	v Australia	Leeds	22 Aug 2019	Test # 2357
England	2 wickets	95	51.0x5	v Australia	The Oval	11 Aug 1890	Test # 34
England	3 wickets	332	159.5	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1928	Test # 178
England	3 wickets	129	31.5	v Australia	Nottingham	25 Aug 2005	Test # 1762
England	3 wickets	251	50.0	v Australia	Leeds	6 Jul 2023	Test # 2509
England	4 wickets	106	77.2x4	v Australia	Manchester	5 Jul 1886	Test # 22
England	5 wickets	194	95.5	v Australia	Sydney	11 Dec 1903	Test # 78
England	5 wickets	94	30.4x8	v Australia	Adelaide	28 Jan 1955	Test # 396
England	5 wickets	123	38.4	v Australia	Leeds	13 Jun 1985	Test # 1017
England	6 wickets	297	88.1	v Australia	Melbourne	1 Mar 1895	Test # 46
England	6 wickets	109	47.1x5	v Australia	Lord's	22 Jun 1896	Test # 50
England	6 wickets	160	79.4	v Australia	Brisbane	10 Feb 1933	Test # 223
England	6 wickets	315	73.2	v Australia	Leeds	16 Aug 2001	Test # 1556
England	7 wickets	136	75.0x5	v Australia	Lord's	21 Jul 1890	Test # 33
England	7 wickets	109	42.2	v Australia	Adelaide	12 Jan 1912	Test # 118
England	7 wickets	234	64.2x8	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1962	Test # 536
England	7 wickets	189	81.2	v Australia	Nottingham	28 Jul 1977	Test # 806
England	7 wickets	170	53.5x8	v Australia	Brisbane	1 Dec 1978	Test # 834
England	7 wickets	75	22.3	v Australia	Brisbane	14 Nov 1986	Test # 1057
England	8 wickets	66	31.0x4	v Australia	Adelaide	12 Dec 1884	Test # 17
England	8 wickets	219	67.1	v Australia	Melbourne	30 Dec 1911	Test # 117
England	8 wickets	15	7.0	v Australia	Sydney	14 Dec 1928	Test # 177
England	8 wickets	164	71.2	v Australia	Sydney	23 Feb 1933	Test # 224
England	8 wickets	95	29.6x8	v Australia	Melbourne	23 Feb 1951	Test # 331
England	8 wickets	132	63.5	v Australia	The Oval	15 Aug 1953	Test # 376
England	8 wickets	59	23.0	v Australia	Leeds	6 Jul 1961	Test # 509
England	8 wickets	121	32.1	v Australia	Birmingham	29 Jul 2015	Test # 2173
England	9 wickets	95	28.0	v Australia	Sydney	13 Dec 1897	Test # 53
England	9 wickets	20	10.0	v Australia	Leeds	27 Jul 1972	Test # 701
England	9 wickets	79	29.1	v Australia	Manchester	7 Jul 1977	Test # 805
England	9 wickets	34	10.2x8	v Australia	Sydney	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
England	9 wickets	118	21.3	v Australia	Birmingham	5 Jun 1997	Test # 1368
England	10 wickets	5	1.1x4	v Australia	Melbourne	1 Jan 1885	Test # 18
England	10 wickets	105	32.2	v Australia	Birmingham	27 May 1909	Test # 101
England	10 wickets	1	0.1	v Australia	Sydney	2 Dec 1932	Test # 220

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Australia vs West Indies at Kingston, Australia in West Indies 3rd Test, Jul 12-14, 2025 [Test # 2595]

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

South Africa vs Zimbabwe at Bulawayo, South Africa in Zimbabwe 2nd Test, Jul 6-8, 2025 [Test # 2593]