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England v Australia 1st Test

The Ashes - 2023 (2023) · Edgbaston, Birmingham · 16 June 2023

Australia won by 2 wickets

Australia won by 2 wickets. Usman Khawaja top-scored with 141 for Australia. Pat Cummins took 4/63.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
The Ashes - 2023 (2023)
Ground
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Dates
16 June 2023 to 20 June 2023
Toss
England, chose to bat
Result
Australia won by 2 wickets
Player of the match
Usman Khawaja
Captains
Ben Stokes (England), Pat Cummins (Australia)
Umpires
Ahsan Raza and M Erasmus
Match referee
AJ Pycroft

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

England won the toss and chose to bat.

England batted first and made 393 for 8 declared. Joe Root top-scored with 118 not out off 152 balls, and Jonny Bairstow made 78. Nathan Lyon took 4 for 149 for Australia. The innings was built on a 121-run stand for the sixth wicket between Jonny Bairstow and Joe Root.

Australia replied with 386 all out. Usman Khawaja top-scored with 141 off 321 balls, and Alex Carey made 66. Ollie Robinson took 3 for 55 for England. The innings was built on a 118-run stand for the sixth wicket between Usman Khawaja and Alex Carey. England led by 7 on first innings.

England made 273 all out in their second innings. Joe Root top-scored with 46 off 55 balls, and Harry Brook made 46. Pat Cummins took 4 for 63 for Australia.

Set 281 to win, Australia made 282 for 8. Usman Khawaja top-scored with 65 off 197 balls, and Pat Cummins made 44. Stuart Broad took 3 for 64 for England.

Australia won by 2 wickets.

ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 393 FOR 8 DECLARED
BatterHow outRB
Zak Crawleyc Alex Carey b Scott Boland6173
Ben Duckettc Alex Carey b Josh Hazlewood1210
Ollie Popelbw b Nathan Lyon3144
Joe Rootnot out118152
Harry Brookb Nathan Lyon3237
Ben Stokesc Alex Carey b Josh Hazlewood18
Jonny Bairstowst Alex Carey b Nathan Lyon7878
Moeen Alist Alex Carey b Nathan Lyon1817
Stuart Broadb Cameron Green1621
Ollie Robinsonnot out1731

Did not bat: James Anderson

Extras 9 · Total 393 for 8 declared

Bowler (Australia)OMRW
Pat Cummins140590
Josh Hazlewood151612
Scott Boland140861
Nathan Lyon2911494
Cameron Green60321

FALL OF WICKETS

1-22 (Ben Duckett, 3.4 ov), 2-92 (Ollie Pope, 17.6 ov), 3-124 (Zak Crawley, 26.4 ov), 4-175 (Harry Brook, 37.2 ov), 5-176 (Ben Stokes, 38.4 ov), 6-297 (Jonny Bairstow, 61.4 ov), 7-323 (Moeen Ali, 65.5 ov), 8-350 (Stuart Broad, 70.4 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstBen Duckett (12) and Zak Crawley (10)2222
secondZak Crawley (39) and Ollie Pope (31)7086
thirdJoe Root (20) and Zak Crawley (12)3252
fourthJoe Root (17) and Harry Brook (32)5164
fifthJoe Root (0) and Ben Stokes (1)18
sixthJonny Bairstow (78) and Joe Root (41)121140
seventhMoeen Ali (18) and Joe Root (4)2625
eighthStuart Broad (16) and Joe Root (11)2729
ninthJoe Root (25) and Ollie Robinson (17)4345
AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 386 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
David Warnerb Stuart Broad927
Usman Khawajab Ollie Robinson141321
Marnus Labuschagnec Jonny Bairstow b Stuart Broad01
Steven Smithlbw b Ben Stokes1659
Travis Headc Zak Crawley b Moeen Ali5063
Cameron Greenb Moeen Ali3868
Alex Careyb James Anderson6699
Pat Cumminsc Ben Stokes b Ollie Robinson3862
Nathan Lyonc Ben Duckett b Ollie Robinson16
Scott Bolandc Ollie Pope b Stuart Broad05
Josh Hazlewoodnot out11

Extras 26 · Total 386 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
Stuart Broad234683
Ollie Robinson22.15553
James Anderson215531
Harry Brook3150
Moeen Ali3341472
Ben Stokes70331
Joe Root73150

FALL OF WICKETS

1-29 (David Warner, 10.1 ov), 2-29 (Marnus Labuschagne, 10.2 ov), 3-67 (Steven Smith, 26.6 ov), 4-148 (Travis Head, 45.3 ov), 5-220 (Cameron Green, 67.1 ov), 6-338 (Alex Carey, 98.4 ov), 7-372 (Usman Khawaja, 112.4 ov), 8-377 (Nathan Lyon, 114.3 ov), 9-378 (Scott Boland, 115.3 ov), 10-386 (Pat Cummins, 116.1 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstUsman Khawaja (17) and David Warner (9)2963
secondUsman Khawaja (0) and Marnus Labuschagne (0)01
thirdUsman Khawaja (20) and Steven Smith (16)38102
fourthUsman Khawaja (29) and Travis Head (50)81113
fifthUsman Khawaja (30) and Cameron Green (38)72134
sixthUsman Khawaja (39) and Alex Carey (66)118192
seventhUsman Khawaja (6) and Pat Cummins (27)3485
eighthNathan Lyon (1) and Pat Cummins (3)512
ninthScott Boland (0) and Pat Cummins (1)16
tenthJosh Hazlewood (1) and Pat Cummins (7)84
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 273 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Zak Crawleyc Alex Carey b Scott Boland725
Ben Duckettc Cameron Green b Pat Cummins1928
Ollie Popeb Pat Cummins1416
Joe Rootst Alex Carey b Nathan Lyon4655
Harry Brookc Marnus Labuschagne b Nathan Lyon4652
Ben Stokeslbw b Pat Cummins4366
Jonny Bairstowlbw b Nathan Lyon2039
Moeen Alic Alex Carey b Josh Hazlewood1931
Ollie Robinsonc Cameron Green b Nathan Lyon2744
Stuart Broadnot out1029
James Andersonc Alex Carey b Pat Cummins1214

Extras 10 · Total 273 all out

Bowler (Australia)OMRW
Pat Cummins18.21634
Josh Hazlewood101481
Nathan Lyon242804
Scott Boland122611
Cameron Green20120

FALL OF WICKETS

1-27 (Ben Duckett, 8.4 ov), 2-27 (Zak Crawley, 9.1 ov), 3-77 (Ollie Pope, 16.6 ov), 4-129 (Joe Root, 25.1 ov), 5-150 (Harry Brook, 33.4 ov), 6-196 (Jonny Bairstow, 45.3 ov), 7-210 (Ben Stokes, 48.2 ov), 8-229 (Moeen Ali, 54.4 ov), 9-256 (Ollie Robinson, 61.5 ov), 10-273 (James Anderson, 66.2 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstBen Duckett (19) and Zak Crawley (7)2752
secondZak Crawley (0) and Ollie Pope (0)03
thirdJoe Root (30) and Ollie Pope (14)5047
fourthJoe Root (16) and Harry Brook (36)5249
fifthBen Stokes (9) and Harry Brook (10)2151
sixthJonny Bairstow (20) and Ben Stokes (26)4671
seventhMoeen Ali (6) and Ben Stokes (8)1417
eighthMoeen Ali (13) and Ollie Robinson (6)1938
ninthStuart Broad (5) and Ollie Robinson (21)2744
tenthJames Anderson (12) and Stuart Broad (5)1727
AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 282 FOR 8
BatterHow outRB
Usman Khawajab Ben Stokes65197
David Warnerc Jonny Bairstow b Ollie Robinson3657
Marnus Labuschagnec Jonny Bairstow b Stuart Broad1315
Steven Smithc Jonny Bairstow b Stuart Broad613
Scott Bolandc Jonny Bairstow b Stuart Broad2040
Travis Headc Joe Root b Moeen Ali1624
Cameron Greenb Ollie Robinson2866
Alex Careyc & b Joe Root2050
Pat Cumminsnot out4473
Nathan Lyonnot out1628

Did not bat: Josh Hazlewood

Extras 18 · Total 282 for 8

Bowler (England)OMRW
James Anderson171560
Stuart Broad213643
Ollie Robinson18.37432
Moeen Ali142571
Joe Root152431
Ben Stokes7291

FALL OF WICKETS

1-61 (David Warner, 17.4 ov), 2-78 (Marnus Labuschagne, 21.3 ov), 3-89 (Steven Smith, 25.3 ov), 4-121 (Scott Boland, 37.2 ov), 5-143 (Travis Head, 44.5 ov), 6-192 (Cameron Green, 63.4 ov), 7-209 (Usman Khawaja, 71.6 ov), 8-227 (Alex Carey, 80.3 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstUsman Khawaja (22) and David Warner (36)61109
secondUsman Khawaja (3) and Marnus Labuschagne (13)1724
thirdUsman Khawaja (4) and Steven Smith (6)1125
fourthUsman Khawaja (8) and Scott Boland (20)3271
fifthUsman Khawaja (2) and Travis Head (16)2248
sixthUsman Khawaja (20) and Cameron Green (28)49113
seventhUsman Khawaja (6) and Alex Carey (10)1750
eighthAlex Carey (10) and Pat Cummins (7)1851
ninthNathan Lyon (16) and Pat Cummins (37)5572
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