As of 2023, Albert Edwin Trott's batting average of * in The Ashes was the highest in the competition's history. The Australian's work with the bat, however, was confined to only Ashes test matches, which were all in the 1895 series. Meanwhile, fellow Australian Sir Donald Bradman achieved a batting average of across ** Ashes Tests spanning 20 years, which put in him second place.
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