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Most wickets in a series
Player	Mat	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	5	10
RM Hogg (Aus)	6	1740	527	41	6/74	10/66	12.85	1.81	42.4	5	2
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1978/79
MW Tate (Eng)	5	2528	881	38	6/99	11/228	23.18	2.09	66.5	5	1
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1924/25
WJ Whitty (Aus)	5	1395	632	37	6/17	9/98	17.08	2.71	37.7	2	0
South Africa in Australia Test Series, 1910/11
AA Mailey (Aus)	5	1465	946	36	9/121	13/236	26.27	3.87	40.6	4	2
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1920/21
GF Lawson (Aus)	5	1384	687	34	6/47	11/134	20.20	2.97	40.7	4	1
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1982/83
SF Barnes (Eng)	5	1782	778	34	5/44	8/140	22.88	2.61	52.4	3	0
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1911/12
G Giffen (Aus)	5	2126	820	34	6/155	8/40	24.11	2.31	62.5	3	0
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1894/95
RJ Hadlee (NZ)	3	1017	401	33	9/52	15/123	12.15	2.36	30.8	5	2
Trans-Tasman Trophy (New Zealand in Australia), 1985/86
CEL Ambrose (WI)	5	1563	542	33	7/25	10/120	16.42	2.08	47.3	3	1
The Frank Worrell Trophy (West Indies in Australia), 1992/93
CV Grimmett (Aus)	5	1836	557	33	7/83	14/199	16.87	1.82	55.6	3	1
South Africa in Australia Test Series, 1931/32
JR Thomson (Aus)	5	1401	592	33	6/46	9/105	17.93	2.53	42.4	2	0
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1974/75
CV Grimmett (Aus)	5	1436	593	33	7/87	11/183	17.96	2.47	43.5	2	1
West Indies in Australia Test Series, 1930/31
AK Davidson (Aus)	4	1391	612	33	6/53	11/222	18.54	2.63	42.1	5	1
The Frank Worrell Trophy (West Indies in Australia), 1960/61
H Larwood (Eng)	5	1322	644	33	5/28	10/124	19.51	2.92	40.0	2	1
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1932/33
MA Noble (Aus)	5	1380	608	32	7/17	13/77	19.00	2.64	43.1	4	1
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1901/02
CJ McDermott (Aus)	5	1397	675	32	6/38	8/114	21.09	2.89	43.6	4	0
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1994/95
FR Foster (Eng)	5	1660	692	32	6/91	7/115	21.62	2.50	51.8	3	0
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1911/12
HV Hordern (Aus)	5	1665	780	32	7/90	12/175	24.37	2.81	52.0	4	2
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1911/12
T Richardson (Eng)	5	1748	849	32	6/104	9/242	26.53	2.91	54.6	4	0
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1894/95
H Ironmonger (Aus)	4	1331	296	31	6/18	11/24	9.54	1.33	42.9	3	1
South Africa in Australia Test Series, 1931/32
W Rhodes (Eng)	5	1032	488	31	8/68	15/124	15.74	2.83	33.2	3	1
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1903/04
R Benaud (Aus)	5	1866	584	31	5/83	9/173	18.83	1.87	60.1	2	0
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1958/59
CJ McDermott (Aus)	5	1586	670	31	5/54	10/168	21.61	2.53	51.1	3	1
India in Australia Test Series, 1991/92
JA Snow (Eng)	6	1805	708	31	7/40	8/63	22.83	2.35	58.2	2	0
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1970/71
JV Saunders (Aus)	5	1603	716	31	5/28	9/104	23.09	2.67	51.7	3	0
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1907/08
BS Bedi (India)	5	1759	740	31	5/55	10/194	23.87	2.52	56.7	3	1
India in Australia Test Series, 1977/78
AV Bedser (Eng)	5	1560	482	30	5/46	10/105	16.06	1.85	52.0	2	1
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1950/51
JN Crawford (Eng)	5	1426	742	30	5/48	8/120	24.73	3.12	47.5	3	0
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1907/08
GD McKenzie (Aus)	5	1649	758	30	8/71	10/159	25.26	2.75	54.9	1	1
The Frank Worrell Trophy (West Indies in Australia), 1968/69
HJ Tayfield (SA)	5	2228	843	30	7/81	13/165	28.10	2.27	74.2	2	1
South Africa in Australia Test Series, 1952/53
JR Thomson (Aus)	6	1205	831	29	6/50	9/167	28.65	4.13	41.5	2	0
The Frank Worrell Trophy (West Indies in Australia), 1975/76
MD Marshall (WI)	5	1292	554	28	5/38	10/107	19.78	2.57	46.1	4	1
The Frank Worrell Trophy (West Indies in Australia), 1984/85
H Trumble (Aus)	5	1604	561	28	6/74	9/198	20.03	2.09	57.2	2	0
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1901/02
FH Tyson (Eng)	5	1208	583	28	7/27	10/130	20.82	2.89	43.1	2	1
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1954/55
WM Clark (Aus)	5	1585	701	28	4/46	8/147	25.03	2.65	56.6	0	0
India in Australia Test Series, 1977/78
BS Chandrasekhar (India)	5	1579	704	28	6/52	12/104	25.14	2.67	56.3	3	1
India in Australia Test Series, 1977/78
BA Reid (Aus)	4	1081	432	27	7/51	13/148	16.00	2.39	40.0	2	1
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1990/91
BW Hilfenhaus (Aus)	4	1008	465	27	5/75	8/97	17.22	2.76	37.3	2	0
Border-Gavaskar Trophy (India in Australia), 2011/12
SCG MacGill (Aus)	4	1112	478	27	7/50	12/107	17.70	2.57	41.1	2	1
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1998/99
SK Warne (Aus)	5	1537	549	27	8/71	11/110	20.33	2.14	56.9	2	1
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1994/95
DK Lillee (Aus)	5	1035	712	27	5/63	8/175	26.37	4.12	38.3	1	0
The Frank Worrell Trophy (West Indies in Australia), 1975/76
R Peel (Eng)	5	1831	721	27	6/67	8/207	26.70	2.36	67.8	1	0
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1894/95
WJ O'Reilly (Aus)	5	2302	724	27	5/63	10/129	26.81	1.88	85.2	2	1
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1932/33
SR Clark (Aus)	5	1166	443	26	4/72	7/93	17.03	2.27	44.8	0	0
The Ashes (England in Australia), 2006/07
GD McGrath (Aus)	5	1205	453	26	5/50	8/91	17.42	2.25	46.3	1	0
The Frank Worrell Trophy (West Indies in Australia), 1996/97
CEL Ambrose (WI)	5	1227	558	26	5/72	8/138	21.46	2.72	47.1	1	0
The Frank Worrell Trophy (West Indies in Australia), 1988/89
W Voce (Eng)	5	1297	560	26	6/41	10/57	21.53	2.59	49.8	1	1
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1936/37
JW Gleeson (Aus)	5	2006	844	26	5/61	7/194	32.46	2.52	77.1	2	0
The Frank Worrell Trophy (West Indies in Australia), 1968/69

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Australia v Sri Lanka at Sydney, 3rd Test, Jan 3-6, 2013 [Test # 2070]

Australia v Sri Lanka at Melbourne, 2nd Test, Dec 26-28, 2012 [Test # 2068]

Australia v Sri Lanka at Hobart, 1st Test, Dec 14-18, 2012 [Test # 2067]