Biggest Test defeat for England: Full list of England’s biggest defeats in Test cricket

Dixit Bhargav | 20/12/2021
Biggest Test defeat for England: Full list of England's biggest defeats in Test cricket

Biggest Test defeat for England: England are on the verge of their second consecutive defeat in the ongoing Ashes 2021-22.

It required only 13 deliveries for Australia to pick a wicket on the final day of the ongoing second Ashes 2021-22 Test match against England in Adelaide. Bowling from over the wicket, spearhead Mitchell Starc was successful in inducing an outside edge off Ollie Pope’s (4) as Australia captain Steven Smith grabbed another catch in the slips.

England vice-captain Ben Stokes (12) became their next batter to be dismissed today as Australia spinner Nathan Lyon found him wanting in front of the stumps in the 57th over.

While wicket-keeper Jos Buttler and all-rounder Chris Woakes have since managed to not get out, England still need to get through a couple of difficult sessions with just four wickets in hand to draw this match. If they manage to do so, it won’t be any less than an overseas victory for the tourists.

England, who need an impossible 326 runs in the remaining 60 overs, will also have to combat against a new ball which will be due in six overs after the dinner break. Their final challenge will be to survive in the twilight period at the Adelaide Oval.

Biggest Test defeat for England (by runs)

While losing a second Test in a row wouldn’t be ideal for England by any means, this still wouldn’t be among their biggest Test defeats (by runs). Below is the list of their biggest Test defeats in the past:

S. No. Margin Opposition Venue Year
1 562 Australia The Oval 1934
2 425 West Indies Manchester 1975
3 409 Australia Lord’s 1948
4 405 Australia Lord’s 2015
5 384 Australia Brisbane 2002

England’s biggest defeats in Test cricket (by an innings)

S. No. Margin Opposition Venue Year
1 Innings and 332 runs Australia Brisbane 1946
2 Innings and 226 runs West Indies Lord’s 1973
3 Innings and 215 runs Sri Lanka Colombo 2003
4 Innings and 200 runs Australia Melbourne 1937
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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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