Top 5 highest wicket-takers in England vs Australia ODIs

Adil Rashid is the only spinner in the list of top five wicket-takers in the England vs Australia ODIs.

The rivalry between England and Australia has been a historic one because these are the two oldest teams in this sport and have regularly produced thrilling encounters. The first-ever ODI cricket match was played on January 5, 1971, between England and Australia.

Since then, these two teams have delivered several fascinating contests in ODI cricket. On the overall head-to-head front, Australia have an edge over England, but the English team have dominated the Men in Yellow in the last decade.

Some of the world’s best bowlers have been part of this old-age rivalry. Hence, we will talk here about the top five wicket-takers in the England vs Australia ODIs.

Top 5 highest wicket-takers in England vs Australia ODIs:

5. James Anderson – 38 Wickets

Former English pacer James Anderson retired with the most international wickets by a pacer. While he is one of the greatest in test cricket, he had a pretty good ODI career too as he finished with the most ODI wickets for England.

Anderson was part of 32 England vs Australia ODIs. He took 38 wickets at an economy rate of 5.25 and a best of 4/55.

4.  Shane Watson – 39 Wickets

Shane Watson was one of the best all-rounders of all time, and you will find him on lists of both most runs and most wickets in the England vs Australia ODIs. He is the sixth-highest scorer in ODIs between the two teams.

With the ball, he picked up the fourth-highest wickets. Against England, Watson took 39 wickets in 37 innings he bowled in. He had a decent economy rate of 5.01 with a best of 3/16.

3. Adil Rashid – 47 Wickets

Adil Rashid is the only spinner who features in this list of the most wickets in England vs Australia ODIs. The veteran leg-spinner has been the go-to spinner for England in white-ball cricket for the past nine years.

He has played 26 ODIs against Australia and taken 47 wickets at an average of 29.25 with a best of 4/41. Rashid is the highest wicket-taker against Australia from England in ODIs.

2. Glenn McGrath – 53 Wickets

Australian legend Glenn McGrath retired with 949 international wickets, and 213 of those wickets were against England. He was the first bowler to take more than 50 wickets in the England vs Australia ODIs.

McGrath played 33 ODIs and took a total of 53 wickets against England at an economy rate of 4.13, with a best of 4/25.

1. Brett Lee – 65 Wickets

Brett Lee was one of the fastest bowlers to play this sport. He was fast and accurate, which made him one of the best of his generation. Lee is the highest ODI wicket-taker in the England vs Australia rivalry.

He featured in 37 ODIs against England between 2001 and 2012 and took 65 wickets at an average of 24.21, with a best of 5/30. He is the only bowler with three fifers in England vs Australia ODIs.

(All stats updated till 15th September, 2024)

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