England won the first test against Australia at Cardiff by 169 runs to provide the 17^th occasion of  England winning a test by 150 plus runs margin against Australia. All such occasions are listed below

No	Team	Result	Margin	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	England	won	675 runs	v Australia	Brisbane	30 Nov 1928
2	England	won	347 runs	v Australia	Lord’s	18 Jul 2013
3	England	won	338 runs	v Australia	Adelaide	13 Jan 1933
4	England	won	322 runs	v Australia	Brisbane	04 Dec 1936
5	England	won	299 runs	v Australia	Sydney	09 Jan 1971
6	England	won	289 runs	v Australia	The Oval	14 Aug 1926
7	England	won	244 runs	v Australia	The Oval	19 Aug 1912
8	England	won	226 runs	v Australia	The Oval	22 Aug 1968
9	England	won	225 runs	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 2003
10	England	won	213 runs	v Australia	Nottingham	29 May 1905
11	England	won	205 runs	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979
12	England	won	197 runs	v Australia	The Oval	20 Aug 2009
13	England	won	185 runs	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1904
14	England	won	169 runs	v Australia	Cardiff	08 Jul 2015
15	England	won	166 runs	v Australia	Perth	15 Dec 1978
16	England	won	161 runs	v Australia	The Oval	19 Aug 1993
17	England	won	157 runs	v Australia	Sydney	26 Feb 1904

England won the first test against Australia at Cardiff by 169 runs to provide the eighth occasion of  England winning a test by 150 plus runs margin against Australia at home. All such occasions are listed below

No	Team	Result	Margin	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	England	won	347 runs	v Australia	Lord’s	18 Jul 2013
2	England	won	289 runs	v Australia	The Oval	14 Aug 1926
3	England	won	244 runs	v Australia	The Oval	19 Aug 1912
4	England	won	226 runs	v Australia	The Oval	22 Aug 1968
5	England	won	213 runs	v Australia	Nottingham	29 May 1905
6	England	won	197 runs	v Australia	The Oval	20 Aug 2009
7	England	won	169 runs	v Australia	Cardiff	08 Jul 2015
8	England	won	161 runs	v Australia	The Oval	19 Aug 1993