England and Australia will take on each other in the second Test of Ashes 2023 at the Lord’s. Both teams are expected to produce another thrilling Test match. This is ground which has been loved by Australia and they will be eager to take a 2-0 lead in a five-match series.
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Australia have played 39 matches at this venue where they have won 17. Out of 17, 15 of them have been against England. They didn’t lose a single Test here between 1934 and 2009. They lost a Test during Ashes 2013 and it was their last defeat at this venue.
England have won 57 out of 142 Tests here but they have struggled against Australia. Out of 37 Tests against Australia at this venue, they have won just seven. They will have to improve their performances in order to register a win against Australia this time around.
ENG vs AUS Test Records At Lords Ground, London
Batting Records
It is obvious that the English batters have ruled the run-scoring charts here. Former captain Joe Root is the third highest run-scorer at this venue with 1680 runs at an average of 52.50. He has smashed five centuries and six half-centuries at this ground.
Graham Gooch (2,015 runs), Sir Alastair Cook (1,937 runs), Andrew Strauss (1,562 runs) and Alec Stewart (1,476 runs) are the other four names in the Top 5 list. In the current England squad, wicket-keeper Jonny Bairstow has loved batting here. He has scored 952 runs at an average of 38.08 courtesy of seven half-centuries and one century.
Warren Bardsley (575 runs), Sir Don Bradman (551 runs), Allan Border (503 runs), Michael Clarke (416 runs) and Greg Chappell (411 runs) have been the best Australian batters at the venue. Vice-captain Steve Smith has done well at this venue where he has scored 381 runs at an average of 54.43. He has two half-centuries and one century under his name where 215 has been his highest score.
Bowling Records
The pacers have enjoyed bowling on this track and legendary English pace duo of James Anderson and Stuart Broad are the best wicket-takers at this venue. Anderson has scalped 117 wickets at an average of 24.58, whereas Broad has scalped 108 wickets at 27.42. Both of them have played 27 matches each.
England pacers Ian Botham (69 wickets), Fred Trueman (63 wickets) and Bob Willis (47 wickets) are the other names among the Top 5 Test wicket-takers at Lord’s. Ollie Robinson has also enjoyed success at this venue and has scalped 11 wickets in a couple of matches.
The current Australian bowling lineup looks quite inexperienced with respect to this venue. Pacer Josh Hazlewood (8 wickets) has played a couple of matches here, whereas Pat Cummins (6) and Mitchell Starc (2) have played just one Test. Spinner Nathan Lyon has also played a couple of matches where he has scalped six wickets.
Best Partnerships
| Batters | Runs | Wicket | Team | Opposition | Year |
| William Edrich and Denis Compton | 370 | 3rd | England | South Africa | 1947 |
| Jonathan Trott and Stuart Broad | 332 | 8th | England | Pakistan | 2010 |
| Allan Lamb and Graham Gooch | 308 | 3rd | England | India | 1990 |
| Andrew Strauss and Robert Key | 291 | 2nd | England | West Indies | 2004 |
| Gordon Greenidge and Larry Gomes | 287* | 2nd | West Indies | England | 1984 |
England duo of Ollie Pope and Ben Duckett recently added 252 runs for the second wicket against Ireland. The current Australian batters have not played much at this very venue.
