Sports quiz
Ashes series winners since 1970
Thirty series for the urn, 1970/71 to 2025/26. For each one, type England, Australia or Drawn. A drawn series leaves the urn with its holder.
- Format
- Type them all
- Items
- 30 answers
- Limit
- 3:30
- Level
- Medium
- Checked
- 2026.10.03
- Answers
- 30
- Time limit
- 3:30
- Order
- One at a time, skip allowed
- Matching
- Case and accents ignored
- The highlighted slot is the one to answer.
- Prev and Next skip around; click a slot to jump to it.
- Enter on an empty box skips; the up and down arrow keys step through the slots.
- Pause whenever you like (Esc). The board hides while the clock is stopped.
Who won the highlighted Ashes series: England, Australia or drawn?
| Series | Played in | Winner | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970/71 | Australia | Not found yet | |
| 1972 | England | Not found yet | |
| 1974/75 | Australia | Not found yet | |
| 1975 | England | Not found yet | |
| 1977 | England | Not found yet | |
| 1978/79 | Australia | Not found yet | |
| 1981 | England | Not found yet | |
| 1982/83 | Australia | Not found yet | |
| 1985 | England | Not found yet | |
| 1986/87 | Australia | Not found yet | |
| 1989 | England | Not found yet | |
| 1990/91 | Australia | Not found yet | |
| 1993 | England | Not found yet | |
| 1994/95 | Australia | Not found yet | |
| 1997 | England | Not found yet |
| Series | Played in | Winner | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998/99 | Australia | Not found yet | |
| 2001 | England | Not found yet | |
| 2002/03 | Australia | Not found yet | |
| 2005 | England | Not found yet | |
| 2006/07 | Australia | Not found yet | |
| 2009 | England | Not found yet | |
| 2010/11 | Australia | Not found yet | |
| 2013 | England | Not found yet | |
| 2013/14 | Australia | Not found yet | |
| 2015 | England | Not found yet | |
| 2017/18 | Australia | Not found yet | |
| 2019 | England | Not found yet | |
| 2021/22 | Australia | Not found yet | |
| 2023 | England | Not found yet | |
| 2025/26 | Australia | Not found yet |
About this quiz
England and Australia have played Test series for the Ashes since 1882/83. This covers the 30 series from 1970/71 to 2025/26; three were drawn, which leaves the urn with the side that held it.
- Australia won eight series in a row from 1989 to 2002/03, before England won in 2005.
- Australia have won three series 5 to 0, in 1920/21, 2006/07 and 2013/14.
- Drawn series in 2019 and 2023 meant Australia kept the urn they had won in 2017/18.
- Australia won the 2025/26 series 4 to 1.
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