England vs Australia 1st Test The Ashes 2023 Highlights

Watch the highlights of England vs Australia 1st Test The Ashes 2023 - The Ashes Series 2023 - Australia tour of England 5-match Test series of the 1st Test match played between Australia and England at Edgbaston, Birmingham in 16th June to 20th June 2023.

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Usman Khawaja, Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon guided Australia famous win against England by thrilling 2-wickets and clinch the Edgbaston 2005 sequel to take a 1-0 lead in a tight-game of the first Ashes Test match.

Match Stats : Australia chased 282 was their fourth highest successful run-chase against England in Test matches and It is their second highest against England in England soil in Tests after their highest successful run chase-ever was 404 against England at Leeds in 1948. Joe Root became the second England batsman to hit 30 Test centuries after Alastair Cook's 33 Test hundreds and overall the 15th player in Test cricket. The 468 balls faced by England - This is the their third fewest deliveries of a first innings of a Test before declaration and It is their least balls played before declaration against Australia in a first innings in a Test match, previous fewest balls of a first innings before declaration was 540-balls at The Lord's in 1912. When they had declared 310-7. The 78 overs faced by England - This is the fewest overs of a opening innings of an Ashes Test before declaration, beating Australia's 200 for nine after batting for 65.3 eight-ball overs (Equivalent to 87.1 six-ball overs) in Melbourne in 1937.

* Joe Root's 30th Test century, Zak Crawley and Jonny Bairstow's superb fifties powers as England shocking declaration at 393 for 8 before Australia 14 for without lost a wicket in the opening day of the first Ashes Test match.

* Usman Khawaja's unbeaten century and Alex Carey's unbeaten fifty helped to Australia fight-back in the day two of the first Ashes Test match.

* England early lose the openers in their second innings as Australia edge ahead on rain-affected day three of the first Ashes Test match.

* An Birmingham Ashes classic England batted madly for two sessions on the fourth day to set the target of 281 to win the first Test, and Stuart Broad strikes two late wickets to dismissed Marnus Labuschagne and Steven Smith and leave the game in the balance overnight.

* Captain Pat Cummins' scripted to Australia clinched a thrilling two-wicket win against England in a rain-delayed day five of the first Ashes Test match.

England 1st Innings scored 393-8 for declared in 78 overs with top scorer by Joe Root blasted a unbeaten 118 off 152-balls - which was his 30th Test hundred & his fourth century against Australia in Tests - including 7-fours & 4-sixes with strike rate of 77.63.

Jonny Bairstow hammered a run-a-ball 78-runs including 12-fours with strike rate of 100, Zak Crawley cracked a 61 off 73-balls included 7-fours, Ollie Pope scored 31 off 44-balls including 2-fours.

Moeen Ali hit 18 off 17-balls including 2-fours & a six with strike rate of 105.88, Ollie Robinson 17 not out and Stuart Broad 16.

1st Innings Australia best bowler by Nathan Lyon claimed a 4-wickets for 149-runs in 29-overs including a maiden, Josh Hazlewood took 2-wickets and one for Cameron Green - Scott Boland 

Australia 1st Innings scored 386 for all-out in 116.1 overs with top scorer by Usman Khawaja struck 141 off 321-balls - which was his 15th Test hundred & his fourth century against England in Tests - including 14-fours & 3-sixes.

Alex Carey cracked a 66 off 99-balls including 10-fours & a six, Travis Head hammered a 50 off 63-balls included 8-fours & a six with strike rate of 79.36.

Cameron Green hit 38 off 68-balls including 4-fours & a six, Pat Cummins scored 38 off 62-balls included 3-sixes and Steve Smith 16.

1st Innings England best bowler by Ollie Robinson, Stuart Broad both picked up 3-wickets, Moeen Ali took 2-wickets and one for Ben Stokes - James Anderson.

England 2nd Innings scored 273 for all-out in 66.2 overs with top scorer by Harry Brook blasted a 46 off 52-balls including 5-fours with strike rate of 88.46.

Joe Root cracked a 46 off 55-balls including 5-fours & a six, Ben Stokes hit 43 off 66-balls included 5-fours, Ollie Robinson 27, Jonny Bairstow 20, Moeen Ali and Ben Duckett each scored 19-runs.

2nd Innings Australia best bowler by Pat Cummins claimed a 4-wickets for 63-runs in 18.2-overs including a maiden, Nathan Lyon picked up 4-wickets for 80-runs in 24-overs included two maidens, Josh Hazlewood and Scott Boland both took one-wickets.

Australia chased 282-8 in 92.3 overs with top scorer by Usman Khawaja cracked a 65 off  197-balls including seven boundaries.

Pat Cummins blasted a unbeaten 44 off 73-balls including 4-fours & 2-sixes with strike rate of 60.27, David Warner struck 36 off 57-balls including 4-fours.

Cameron Green scored 28 off 66-balls including two boundaries, Scott Boland, Alex Carey both scored 20-runs, Travis Head 16 and Nathan Lyon 16 not out.

2nd Innings England best bowler by Stuart Broad picked up 3-wickets, Ollie Robinson took 2-wickets, Ben Stokes, Joe Root and Moeen Ali each took one-wickets.

Usman Khawaja named Player of the match for his brilliant batting performance to contributed 206 runs in an match.

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