B) The previous records of The Ashes in Australia
| Comparison subjects | Australia | England |
| Highest total in an innings | 659/8 decl. at Sydney in 1946 | 644 at Sydney in 2011 |
| Lowest completed total in an innings | 42 at Sydney in 1888 | 45 at Sydney in 1887 |
| Largest victory (by an innings) | Innings & 332 runs at Brisbane in 1946 | Innings & 230 runs at Adelaide in 1892 |
| Largest victory (by runs) | 384 runs at Brisbane in 2002 | 675 runs at Brisbane in 1928 |
| Largest victory (by wickets) | 10 wickets (thrice) at Adelaide in 1959; at Brisbane in 1990 and at Sydney in 2007 | 10 wickets (twice) at Melbourne in 1885 and Sydney in 1932 |
| Most runs scored (in career) | 2,354 runs by Sir Donald Bradman (33 innings) | 2,493 runs by Sir Jack Hobbs (45 innings) |
| Most runs scored in a series | 810 runs by Sir Donald Bradman (9 innings) in 1936/37 | 905 runs by Wally Hammond (9 innings) in 1928/29 |
| Most wickets were taken (in career) | 78 wickets by Monty Noble (35 innings) | 77 wickets by Sydney Barnes (25 innings) |
| Most wickets were taken in a series | 41 wickets Rodney Hogg (6 matches) in 1978/79 | 38 wickets by Maurice Tate (5 matches) in 1924/25 |
(N.B.: excluded other than the Ashes clashes between Australia and England in Australia)