Tracking Australia’s last 6 Test series defeats at home

#3 1-3 Against England (2010/11)

Andrew Strauss’ England absolutely battered Australia in the 2010 Ashes

One of the most cherished Ashes contests of all time was played out in 2010-11 when a strong England side drubbed a weak Australian side to register a series victory Down Under. Their previous series win against Australia in Australia had come way back in 1986/87.

After a drawn Test at Brisbane, England won by an innings and 71 runs at Adelaide before losing to Australia by a massive 267 runs in the third Test at Perth. However, Australia possibly didn’t imagine what could come next. England won the fourth and fifth Tests comprehensively.

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Trott’s 168 and Australia’s collapse for just 98 in their first innings helped England win the fourth Test by an innings and 157 runs. They cleaned up Australia by an innings and 83 runs in the fifth and final Test at Sydney thanks to three centurions in Alastair Cook, Ian Bell and Matt Prior.

That series win immortalised the English skipper Andrew Strauss as one of England’s most successful Ashes captains.