Ashes due to being holders going into the series. England has retained the Ashes after a drawn series once. On only three occasions has a team won all the Tests in an Ashes series; Australia has achieved the feat 5–0 in 1920–21, 2006–07 and 2013–14. England's largest winning margin in an Ashes series was in 1978–79, when it won 5–1. England's largest unbeaten winning margin of 3–0 in an Ashes series was achieved in 1886, 1977 and 2013. Both England and Australia have held the Ashes for a record eight consecutive series, England doing so between 1882–83 and 1890, while Australia achieved the feat from 1989 to 2002–03. Since 1882, only one series has been played between the two sides that was not deemed an Ashes series, that being the 3 Test Cricket series in the Australian summer of 1979–80, won by Australia 3-0. This was the first Australian home Test series with a unified team after two summers of World Series Cricket and was not deemed an ashes series as England had retained the Ashes 5-1 on Australian soil 12 months earlier. On three other occasions, a one-off commemorative Test Match was played in which the Ashes were not at stake, which were the 1977 Melbourne Centenary Test, the 1980 Lords Centenary Test and the 1988 Bicentennial Test played at the SCG in January 1988. Key Years denotes the cricket season in which the series takes place. Host denotes the host country for the series. First match denotes the date on which the first match of the series commenced. Tests denotes how many Tests were played in the series, and in parentheses (if different) the number of Tests that were scheduled to be played in the series. Australia denotes how many matches in the series were won by Australia. England denotes how many matches in the series were won by England. Drawn denotes how many matches in the series were drawn. Result denotes which side won the series overall, or if it was drawn. Holder denotes which side was awarded (or retained) the Ashes at the end of the series of the matches List of Ashes series Summary of results Notes and references Notes References External links Australian cricket lists English cricket lists The Ashes Lists of sports events in Australia