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Ashes Stats: Australia's formidable Gabba record in numbers

Benedict Bermange

Cricket and NFL statistician

Thursday 30 November 2017 10:12, UK

David Warner of Australia embraces Cameron Bancroft of Australia after winning the test during day five of the First Test
Image: David Warner celebrates with Cameron Bancroft after winning the first Test

Australia extended their formidable Gabba record with victory over England in the first Ashes Test. Sky Sports statistician Benedict Bermange reveals the numbers behind the unbeaten streak...

Australia extended their unbeaten streak at the Gabba to 29 matches - this unbeaten record is short only of Pakistan's 34-match streak at the National Stadium, Karachi from 1955 to 2000.

However, the Aussies' unbeaten streak at the Gabba is "only" 29 years, stretching back to 1988.

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 26: David Warner, Steve Smith and Cameron Bancroft of Australia walk from the field after bowling England out during day fou
Image: Australia have extended their unbeaten record at the Gabba

England didn't lose a single Test at Edgbaston until 73 years after their first match there in 1902. Australia finally won there in 1975 to end a 16-match unbeaten run.

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Cameron Bancroft and David Warner's unbeaten partnership of 173 is the highest unbroken partnership to win a Test by 10 wickets in history:

Highest partnership to win a Test by 10 wickets

Players Match Venue Year Partnership
C Bancroft & D Warner Australia v England Brisbane 2017 173*
B Ponsford & A Jackson Australia v Windies Adelaide 1930 172*
M Taylor & G Marsh Australia v England Brisbane 1990 157*
* K Stackpole & I Redpath Windies v Australia Georgetown 1973 153*

First Test attendances

Total Attendance

Day One 35,144
Day Two 34,358
Day Three 33,474
Day Four 21,535
Day Five 6,154
Total 130,665
Average 26,133

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