England vs Australia, Live Score and Commentary, The Ashes, 16 June, 2023
COMPLETED / 1st Test / Edgbaston
393/8 (78 ov) & 273/10 (66.2 ov)
386/10 (116.1 ov) & 282/8 (92.3 ov)
Australia won by 2 wickets
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Player of the match
Usman Khawaja,
Australia
Player of the Series
Chris Woakes,
England
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Cummins | 44 | 73 | 4 | 2 | 60.27 |
| Nathan Lyon | 16 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 57.14 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECO |
| Ollie Robinson | 18.3 | 7 | 43 | 2 | 2.32 |
| Stuart Broad | 21 | 3 | 64 | 3 | 3.05 |
Australia won by 2 wickets
England vs Australia, Live Cricket Commentary
Recent Performance (Last 5 Matches)
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| Pakistan (ENG won by 2 wickets) | Super 8 Group 2 (Y1 v Y3) | 24 Feb 2026 |
| Sri Lanka (ENG won by 51 runs) | Super 8 Group 2 (Y1 v Y4) | 22 Feb 2026 |
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| Opponent | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Oman (AUS won by 9 wickets) | 40th Match, Group B | 20 Feb 2026 |
| Sri Lanka (SL won by 8 wickets) | 30th Match, Group B | 16 Feb 2026 |
| Zimbabwe (ZIM won by 23 runs) | 19th Match, Group B | 13 Feb 2026 |
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Key Stats
- Partnership: 55 run (12 ov): Nathan Lyon: 16 (28), Pat Cummins: 37 (44)
- Last Bat: Alex Carey 20(50) - c & b J Root Joe Root
- Fall of Wickets: 61 - 1 David Warner, 78 - 2 Marnus Labuschagne, 89 - 3 Steven Smith, 121 - 4 Scott Boland, 143 - 5 Travis Head, 192 - 6 Cameron Green, 209 - 7 Usman Khawaja, 227 - 8 Alex Carey
- Reviews Remaining: Australia - 3 of 3, England - 2 of 3
- Toss: England elected to bat
Match Info
- Match: 1st Test
- Series: The Ashes
- Date: Friday, June 16, 2023
- Time: 03:30 PM
- Venue: Edgbaston
- City: Birmingham
- Umpires: Ahsan Raza(Pakistan), Marais Erasmus(South Africa), Chris Gaffaney(New Zealand, TV)
- Referee: Andy Pycroft(Zimbabwe)
Ollie Robinson to Nathan Lyon, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, back of length, on the off stump, Nathan Lyon goes back and trying to hit pull, but the ball shapes away late and beats the bat.
Ollie Robinson to Nathan Lyon, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the leg stump, Nathan Lyon goes back to make a confident pull, sending the ball towards deep square leg for 1 run.
Ollie Robinson to Pat Cummins, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, Pat Cummins goes back and tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at short cover, who halts the ball.
Ollie Robinson to Pat Cummins, 1 leg bye, Leg Bye !! inswinger, full length, on the leg stump, Pat Cummins goes back and aims to play flick shot, but ball direclty brushes against the body, and batter snatch 1 runs off leg bye.
Ollie Robinson to Nathan Lyon, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, Nathan Lyon goes back and slash flick shot towards short mid wicket, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
Ollie Robinson to Nathan Lyon, no run, Dot Ball !! bouncer, good length, on the off stump, and Nathan Lyon hangs on and tries to hit pull, but misses it completely as ball beats the bat and goes to the keeper.
End of over 89 (2 runs)
Stuart Broad to Pat Cummins, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, goes back, plays defensive shot to the short cover.
Stuart Broad to Pat Cummins, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, Pat Cummins goes forward and strives to hit defensive shot, aiming to fend it off, but ball is too tricky to hit.
Stuart Broad to Pat Cummins, 1 run, inswinger, full length, on the stumps, goes back and plays flick shot, towards the deep square leg for 1 run.
Stuart Broad to Nathan Lyon, Four, inswinger, full length, on the stumps, Nathan Lyon goes forward and caresses flick shot to deep mid wicket and it raced away to the fence for four.
Stuart Broad to Nathan Lyon, 1 run, An accurately pitched inswinger on the stumps, Nathan Lyon goes back to make a confident flick shot, sending the ball towards deep square leg for 1 run.
Stuart Broad to Pat Cummins, 1 run, An accurately pitched inswinger on the stumps, Pat Cummins goes back to make a confident flick shot, sending the ball towards deep square leg for 1 run.
End of over 90 (7 runs)
Ollie Robinson to Pat Cummins, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, short length, on the stumps, Pat Cummins goes back to the delivery, letting it go to the keeper without offering a shot.
Ollie Robinson to Pat Cummins, no run, Dot ball !! bouncer, back of length, on the stumps, Pat Cummins goes back and strives to hit defensive shot, aiming to fend it off, but ball is too tricky to hit.
Ollie Robinson to Pat Cummins, no run, Dot ball !! bouncer, back of length, on the stumps, Pat Cummins goes back to the delivery, letting it go to the keeper without offering a shot.
Ollie Robinson to Pat Cummins, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, yorker, on the stumps, Pat Cummins goes back and tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at mid on, who halts the ball.
Ollie Robinson to Pat Cummins, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the leg stump, Pat Cummins goes back to the delivery, letting it go to the keeper without offering a shot.
Ollie Robinson to Pat Cummins, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, Pat Cummins goes back to make a room for himself, but left it alone for the keeper to collect at the last moment.
End of over 91 (0 runs)
Stuart Broad to Nathan Lyon, no run, Dot ball !! bouncer, back of length, on the stumps, goes back, tried pull but fails to get bat on it.
Stuart Broad to Nathan Lyon, 1 run, An accurately pitched on the stumps, Nathan Lyon goes back to make a confident pull, sending the ball towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.
Stuart Broad to Pat Cummins, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the leg stump, Pat Cummins goes back to the delivery, letting it go to the keeper without offering a shot.
Stuart Broad to Pat Cummins, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the leg stump, goes back, but decided to leave the ball at last.
Stuart Broad to Pat Cummins, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the stumps, Pat Cummins goes back and tucks defensive shot toward the fielder, who halts the ball. Swift fielding by the bowler.
Stuart Broad to Pat Cummins, 1 run, inswinger, good length, on the stumps, Pat Cummins goes back to make a room for himself and hits it towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.
End of over 92 (2 runs)
Ollie Robinson to Pat Cummins, no run, Dot ball !! bouncer, back of length, on the stumps, Pat Cummins goes back and dabs defensive shot with soft hands toward square leg, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.
Ollie Robinson to Pat Cummins, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, Pat Cummins goes back and tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at mid off, who halts the ball.
Ollie Robinson to Pat Cummins, Four, inswinger, good length, on the off stump, Pat Cummins goes back and caresses cut to third man and it raced away to the fence for four.