Ashes: When was last time a team won series after trailing 2-0?

Australia have a 2-0 lead in The Ashes 2025-26.

The Australian Cricket Team and England Cricket Team are locking horns in the exciting The Ashes 2025-26. The hosts have dominated the series so far, winning the first two encounters by huge margins.

In the absence of captain Pat Cummins in the first two clashes, Australia were captained by Steve Smith. In the first encounter, they thoroughly dominated the visitors, clinching a victory by eight wickets.

While Mitchell Starc dismantled the opposition with his seven-wicket haul in the first innings, Travis Head hammered a match-winning century (123) in the second innings, helping the team chase down the 205-run target with ease.

Even in the second test, Australia dominated thoroughly, winning once again by eight wickets. This time too, Mitchell Starc dismantled the visitors with his six-wicket haul in the first innings and picked a total of eight wickets to win Player of the Match.

Losing the first two games, Ben Stokes & Co. have a huge challenge to pull off the five-match crucial series. Australia are known for their supremacy on home soil, and England will have a hard time outplaying them in the next three games.

In the past, there has been only one instance when a team made a comeback in The Ashes after losing the first two games.

When was the last time a team won Ashes after being 2-0 down?

In the Ashes 1936-37 edition, Australia won the five-match series after losing the first two encounters. Led by legend Sir Don Bradman in the campaign, Australia made a poor start in the five-match series by losing the first two games.

Gubby Allen-led England won the first game by 322 runs and the second clash by an innings and 22 runs. However, the hosts, Australia, made a classic comeback in the next three clashes, clinching back-to-back victories.

The hosts won the third test by 365 runs, the fourth test by 148 runs, and the fifth test by an innings and 200 runs. Bradman led Australia’s fightback in the series, smacking three centuries and one fifty.

With 810 runs across nine innings, he finished as the leading run-scorer. Bill O’Reilly did a wonderful job in bowling, finishing as the highest wicket-taker for Australia with 25 scalps.

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