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1. How many wickets did Mitchell Johnson take in the 2013–14 Ashes?

   • 37
   • 31
   • 33
   • 35
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   Answer: 37. Mitchell Johnson took 37 wickets in the 2013–14 Ashes, the most of anyone.

2. Who played the highest individual innings in the Lord's Test of the 2013 Ashes?

   • Jonny Bairstow
   • Ian Bell
   • Jonathan Trott
   • Joe Root
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   Answer: Joe Root. Joe Root made 180 for England, the top score of the Lord's Test of the 2013 Ashes.

3. Who was player of the match in the Sydney Cricket Ground Test of the 2021–22 Ashes?

   • Scott Boland
   • Stuart Broad
   • Usman Khawaja
   • Jonny Bairstow
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   Answer: Usman Khawaja. Usman Khawaja was named player of the match in the Sydney Cricket Ground Test of the 2021–22 Ashes (5 January 2022).

4. What was the result of the W A C A. Ground Test of the 2017–18 Ashes?

   • Australia won by an innings and 41 runs
   • England won by an innings and 41 runs
   • Australia won by an innings and 38 runs
   • Match drawn
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   Answer: Australia won by an innings and 41 runs. Australia beat England by an innings and 41 runs in the W A C A. Ground Test of the 2017–18 Ashes, starting 14 December 2017.

5. Who returned the best innings bowling figures in the Lord's Test of the 2015 Ashes?

   • Stuart Broad
   • Mitchell Marsh
   • Mitchell Johnson
   • Josh Hazlewood
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   Answer: Stuart Broad. Stuart Broad took 4/83 for England, the best innings figures of the Lord's Test of the 2015 Ashes.

6. Who returned the best innings bowling figures in the Trent Bridge Test of the 2005 Ashes?

   • Matthew Hoggard
   • Simon Jones
   • Brett Lee
   • Shane Warne
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   Answer: Simon Jones. Simon Jones took 5/44 for England, the best innings figures of the Trent Bridge Test of the 2005 Ashes.

7. Who returned the best innings bowling figures in the Old Trafford Test of the 2013 Ashes?

   • Graeme Swann
   • Peter Siddle
   • Mitchell Starc
   • Ryan Harris
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   Answer: Graeme Swann. Graeme Swann took 5/159 for England, the best innings figures of the Old Trafford Test of the 2013 Ashes.

8. What was the result of the The Oval Test of the 2005 Ashes?

   • Australia won by 3 wickets
   • Match drawn
   • England won by 4 wickets
   • England won by 32 runs
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   Answer: Match drawn. The The Oval Test of the 2005 Ashes (8 September 2005) was drawn.

9. What was the result of the Trent Bridge Test of the 2005 Ashes?

   • Australia won by 3 wickets
   • England won by 4 wickets
   • England won by 3 wickets
   • Match drawn
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   Answer: England won by 3 wickets. England beat Australia by 3 wickets in the Trent Bridge Test of the 2005 Ashes, starting 25 August 2005.

10. Who returned the best innings bowling figures in the Edgbaston Test of the 2015 Ashes?

    • Steven Finn
    • Josh Hazlewood
    • James Anderson
    • Nathan Lyon
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    Answer: James Anderson. James Anderson took 6/47 for England, the best innings figures of the Edgbaston Test of the 2015 Ashes.

11. What was the result of the Adelaide Oval Test of the 2017–18 Ashes?

    • Australia won by 120 runs
    • England won by 120 runs
    • Match drawn
    • Australia won by 127 runs
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    Answer: Australia won by 120 runs. Australia beat England by 120 runs in the Adelaide Oval Test of the 2017–18 Ashes, starting 2 December 2017.

12. Who was player of the match in the Adelaide Oval Test of the 2017–18 Ashes?

    • Shaun Marsh
    • Nathan Lyon
    • Mitchell Starc
    • Chris Woakes
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    Answer: Shaun Marsh. Shaun Marsh was named player of the match in the Adelaide Oval Test of the 2017–18 Ashes (2 December 2017).

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