Ashes 2023: England Achieves Massive Feat In Tests After Bundling Out Australia In the First Innings At Edgbaston

Published - 20 Jun 2023, 12:26 AM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 12:15 AM

England {PC: Twitter}
England {PC: Twitter}

England cricket team achieved a massive feat in the longest format of the game after they bundled out Australia for 386 runs in the first innings of the ongoing first Test of Ashes 2023 at the Edgbaston in Birmingham.

England took all the 10 wickets of the opposition for the 26th time in a row. Ollie Robinson and Stuart Broad chipped in with three wickets each whereas Moeen Ali picked two wickets along with James Anderson and Ben Stokes, who bagged one wicket each as they folded Australia’s innings for 386 runs, taking a lead of 7 runs.

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The Ben Stokes-led side won the toss and opted to bat first. They continued an aggressive style of play and piled up 393 runs on the board before they made a surprise declaration. In the second essay, England wasn’t too good with the bat as they didn’t bat well.

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But vital 40s from Ben Stokes, Joe Root, and Harry Brook helped them post a second innings total of 273 runs on the board, setting Australia a target of 280 runs to chase. It remains to be seen if they can bowl out the opposition for the 27th time in a row or not.

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Ashes 2023: Playing 11 of England and Australia for the first Test

Here’s Playing 11 of England:

Ben Duckett, Zak Crawley, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (c), Jonny Bairstow (wk), Moeen Ali, Stuart Broad, Ollie Robinson, James Anderson

Here’s Playing 11 of Australia:

David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Cameron Green, Alex Carey (wk), Pat Cummins (c), Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood, Scott Boland

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