England vs. Australia series Results: All time  Ashes Tour past winners, History.

England take on world champions Australia in the first Test of the long-awaited best-of-three Rugby League Ashes series in Wembley keen to banish a repeat of agonising late defeats.

It will be the first Ashes series since 2003, and the first time the two sides play each other since the 2017 Rugby League World Cup final, which Australia won 6-0 in Brisbane.

History suggests England will be up against it to win this year’s Ashes as it’s a feat they haven’t been able to achieve since 1970 - 55 years ago.

Recent results favour Australia, having notched up a record 13 consecutive Ashes series between 1973 and 2003. The 22 years it has taken to stage another Ashes series is the longest gap between series in its history.

PREVIOUS KANGAROOS TOURS

2003

First Test: Great Britain 18–22 Australia

Second Test: Great Britain 20–23 Australia

Third Test: Great Britain 12–18 Australia

2001

First Test: Great Britain 20–12 Australia

Second Test: Great Britain 12–40 Australia

Third Test: Great Britain 8–28 Australia

1994

First Test: Great Britain 8–4 Australia

Second Test: Great Britain 8–38 Australia

Third Test: Great Britain 4–23 Australia

1990

First Test: Great Britain 19–12 Australia

Second Test: Great Britain 10–14 Australia

Third Test: Great Britain 0–14 Australia

1986

First Test: Great Britain 16–38 Australia

Second Test: Great Britain 4–34 Australia

Third Test: Great Britain 15–24 Australia

1982

First Test: Great Britain 4–40 Australia

Second Test: Great Britain 6–27 Australia

Third Test: Great Britain 8–32 Australia

1978

First Test Great Britain 9–15 Australia

Second Test Great Britain 18–14 Australia

Third Test Great Britain 6–23 Australia

1973

First Test Great Britain 21–12 Australia

Second Test Great Britain 6–14 Australia

Third Test Great Britain 5–15 Australia

1967

First Test Great Britain 16–11 Australia

Second Test Great Britain 11–17 Australia

Third Test Great Britain 3–11 Australia

1963

First Test Great Britain 2–28 Australia

Second Test Great Britain 12–50 Australia

Third Test Great Britain 16–5 Australia

1959

First Test Great Britain 14–22 Australia

Second Test Great Britain 11–10 Australia

Third Test Great Britain 18–12 Australia

1956

First Test Great Britain 21–10 Australia

Second Test Great Britain 9–22 Australia

Third Test Great Britain 19–0 Australia

1952

First Test Great Britain 16–9 Australia

Second Test Great Britain 21–5 Australia

Third Test Great Britain 7–27 Australia

1948

First Test Great Britain 23–21 Australia

Second Test Great Britain 16–7 Australia

Third Test Great Britain 23–9 Australia

1937

First Test The Lions 5–4 Australia

Second Test The Lions 13–3 Australia

Third Test The Lions 3–13 Australia

1933

First Test The Lions 4–0 Australia

Second Test The Lions 7–5 Australia

Third Test The Lions 19–16 Australia

1929

First Test The Lions 8–31 Australia

Second Test The Lions 9–3 Australia

Third Test The Lions 0–0 Australia

Fourth Test The Lions 3–0 Australia

1921

First Test Great Britain 6–5 Australasia

Second Test Great Britain 2–16 Australasia

Third Test Great Britain 6–0 Australasia

1911

First Test Northern Union 10–19 Australasia

Second Test Northern Union 11–11 Australasia

Third Test Northern Union 8–33 Australasia

1908

Northern Union 22–22 Australia

Northern Union 15–5 Australia

Northern Union 6–5 Australia

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