Top 5 scores in Test cricket in 2017

#2 Australia 662/9 versus England, December 14-18, 2017

Australia reclaimed the Ashes by winning the third Test match.

England scored 403 runs after batting first in the third Test of the ongoing Ashes. Australia replied with their highest score in a home Ashes Test innings.

An astonishing 301-run partnership for the fifth wicket between skipper Steven Smith and Mitchell Marsh propelled Australia to 662 at the loss of 9 wickets. The Australian skipper scored his career-best 239. The younger of the Marsh brothers – Mitchell, smashed a scintillating 181 runs.

England bundled on 218 in the second innings and handed Aussies an unassailable 3-0 lead in the series. Speedster Josh Hazlewood took 8 English wickets in the match.