Know which Ashes series champions have bounced back from a 2-0 deficit to secure victory

The Australian cricket team defeated arch-rival England by 43 runs in a thrilling second Test at Lord’s to establish an unassailable 2-0 lead in the ongoing five-match Ashes series.

England cricket team was reduced to 45/4 in 12.5 overs while chasing a total of 371 in the fourth innings. England captain Ben Stokes, on the other hand, delivered a knock for the ages at Lord’s to keep the hosts in the game.

Ben Stokes blasted his 13th Test century on the fifth and final day of the 2019 Ashes series, having performed a similar miracle in the Headingley Test during the 2019 Ashes series.

Stokes was then bowled out for 155 off 214 balls by Australian fast bowler Josh Hazlewood, leaving England 70 runs short of their mark.

The Australian pace attack quickly finished off England’s second innings to record a 43-run victory at the legendary stadium. Pat Cummins led Australia to a stunning two-wicket win against England in the first Test of the Ashes 2023 at Edgbaston.

With Australia’s victory at Lord’s, a side has taken a 2-0 lead in the five-match Ashes series seven times since 2000.

Australia has accomplished the feat six times, whereas England has only done so once, in 2013.

During those matches, none of these teams managed to even tie the five-match Ashes series at 2-2.

When it comes to the Ashes in England, the current series is only the third time a side has taken a 2-0 lead since the turn of the century.

England, led by head coach Brendon McCullum, requires a miracle to overcome a 2-0 deficit and win the ongoing 2023 Ashes. So, the big issue right now is, has any side ever come back from a 2-0 deficit to win an Ashes series?

Has any team had ever come back from a 2-0 deficit to win an Ashes series?

Since the inaugural Ashes series in 1882-82, only one team has come back from a 2-0 deficit to win.

The Australian cricket team, led by skipper Don Bradman, accomplished the unusual achievement during the 1936-37 Ashes series.

England defeated Australia by 322 runs in the first Test of the 1936-37 Ashes series at Brisbane, taking a 1-0 lead in the five-match series.

The tourists maintained their strong form in the second Test, defeating Australia by an innings and 22 runs at the Sydney Cricket Ground to take a 2-0 lead in the Ashes series.

The Don Bradman-led Australia, on the other hand, completed the ultimate comeback in the final three Tests to win the 1936-37 Ashes series at home.

Australia defeated England by 365 runs in the third Test in Melbourne before winning the fourth Test by 148 runs in Adelaide to tie the series at 2-2.

In March 1937, heading into the last Test in Melbourne, Australia produced another magnificent performance to decimate England by an innings and 200 runs to win the Ashes series 3-2.

The series was won by the hosts thanks to Don Bradman’s batting prowess in the final three Tests. The renowned Australian batsman hit match-winning hits of 270, 212, and 169 to enable Australia stage an unprecedented comeback.