ENG vs AUS: Usman Khawaja's brilliant century strengthened the position of the Australia team

ENG vs AUS: The first match of the five-match Ashes 2023 series is being played between England and Australia at the Edgbaston Stadium in Birmingham. England captain Ben Stokes decided to bat first after winning the toss, the team had already declared the innings by scoring 393 runs at the loss of eight on the first day.

The opening of the Australian squad, which came to bat, was nothing exceptional after 391 runs in England's first innings. The English side appeared to be going on the offensive against the Kangaroo team as 3 wickets fell for just 67 runs. The squad has now advanced to a solid position because to Usman Khawaja's stunning 289-ball 126, which included 14 fours and two sixes. Australia has scored 311 runs at the end of the second day of play while losing 5 wickets. Still, England leads by 82 runs.

Match Details

• Match: ENG vs AUS, 1st Test
• Series: The Ashes, 2023
• Day: Friday
• Date: June 16, 2023 - Tuesday, June 20, 2023
• Toss: England won the toss and opt to bat
• Venue: Edgbaston, Birmingham

England Scorecard 1st Inning

In the first innings, the England batsmen were batting in such a way that it seemed that they had come to play ODI and not Test match. For England, his opener batsman Zak Crawley scored 61 runs in 73 balls. After that Joe Root played an inning of 108 runs in 152 balls with the help of 7 fours and 4 sixes. The special thing about England's first innings was that they scored at a rate of 5 runs per over.

Australia Scorecard 1st Inning

After the World Test Championship, opener batsman David Warner, who is going through the last phase of Test cricket, could not perform anything special even in the first match of the Ashes Trophy, he hit 2 fours in 27 balls but was dismissed for just 9 runs. Steve Smith, the hero of the final match of WTC 2023, also could not do anything special, he scored only 16 runs in 59 balls. The good thing for Australia is that their opener batsman Usman Khawaja is still deployed at the crease.

ENG vs AUS Playing 11

England Playing 11: Ben Duckett, Zak Crawley, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (c), Jonny Bairstow (wk), Moeen Ali, Stuart Broad, Ollie Robinson, James Anderson

Australia Playing 11: 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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