<p><strong>ENG vs AUS:</strong> 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.</p>



<p>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.</p>



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="match-details">Match Details</h2>



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<li><strong>Match: </strong>ENG vs AUS, 1st Test</li>



<li><strong>Series:</strong> The Ashes, 2023</li>



<li><strong>Day:</strong> Friday</li>



<li><strong>Date: </strong>June 16, 2023 - Tuesday, June 20, 2023</li>



<li><strong>Toss: </strong>England won the toss and opt to bat</li>



<li><strong>Venue:</strong> Edgbaston, Birmingham</li>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="england-scorecard-1st-inning">England Scorecard 1st Inning</h2>



<p>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.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-table"><table><thead><tr><th><strong>BATTING</strong></th><th><strong>R</strong></th><th><strong>B</strong></th><th><strong>4s</strong></th><th><strong>6s</strong></th><th><strong>SR</strong></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Zak Crawley&nbsp;</td><td><strong>61</strong></td><td>73</td><td>7</td><td>0</td><td>83.56</td></tr><tr><td>Ben Duckett&nbsp;</td><td><strong>12</strong></td><td>10</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>120.00</td></tr><tr><td>Ollie Pope&nbsp;</td><td><strong>31</strong></td><td>44</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>70.45</td></tr><tr><td>Joe Root&nbsp;</td><td><strong>118</strong></td><td>152</td><td>7</td><td>4</td><td>77.63</td></tr><tr><td>Harry Brook&nbsp;</td><td><strong>32</strong></td><td>37</td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>86.48</td></tr><tr><td>Ben Stokes (c)</td><td><strong>1</strong></td><td>8</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>12.50</td></tr><tr><td>Jonny Bairstow </td><td><strong>78</strong></td><td>78</td><td>12</td><td>0</td><td>100.00</td></tr><tr><td>Moeen Ali&nbsp;</td><td><strong>18</strong></td><td>17</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>105.88</td></tr><tr><td>Stuart Broad&nbsp;</td><td><strong>16</strong></td><td>21</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>76.19</td></tr><tr><td>Ollie Robinson&nbsp;</td><td><strong>17</strong></td><td>31</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>54.83</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="australia-scorecard-1st-inning">Australia Scorecard 1st Inning</h2>



<p>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.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-table"><table><thead><tr><th><strong>BATTING</strong></th><th><strong>R</strong></th><th><strong>B</strong></th><th><strong>4s</strong></th><th><strong>6s</strong></th><th><strong>SR</strong></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>David Warner&nbsp;</td><td><strong>9</strong></td><td>27</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>33.33</td></tr><tr><td>Usman Khawaja&nbsp;</td><td><strong>126</strong></td><td>279</td><td>14</td><td>2</td><td>45.16</td></tr><tr><td>Marnus Labuschagne&nbsp;</td><td><strong>0</strong></td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0.00</td></tr><tr><td>Steven Smith&nbsp;</td><td><strong>16</strong></td><td>59</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>27.11</td></tr><tr><td>Travis Head&nbsp;</td><td><strong>50</strong></td><td>63</td><td>8</td><td>1</td><td>79.36</td></tr><tr><td>Cameron Green&nbsp;</td><td><strong>38</strong></td><td>68</td><td>4</td><td>1</td><td>55.88</td></tr><tr><td>Alex Carey </td><td><strong>52</strong></td><td>80</td><td>7</td><td>1</td><td>65.00</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="eng-vs-aus-playing-11">ENG vs AUS Playing 11</h2>



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



<p><strong>Australia Playing 11:</strong> David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Cameron Green, Alex Carey (wk), Pat Cummins (c), Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood, Scott Boland</p>



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

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<p><strong>ENG vs AUS Day 1:</strong> England are all set to host Australia for the fourth Ashes test at Old Trafford in Manchester from July 19 to July 23. Despite their most recent defeat, the visitors will be buzzing with confidence after maintaining a 2-1 lead and hoping to quench the 22-year-old's thirst for an Ashes series glory in England. Again, significant rain is expected on Days 4 and 5 of the prediction, and all 5 days are expected to be overcast. We will walk you through the ENG vs AUS Day 1 Weather Forecast and Pitch Report of Old Trafford, Manchester.</p>



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<p>No doubt, Australia are in a better space, and they definitely would love to make sure they win the series by the end of this match. They look even more confident now as they have announced their playing 11 a day before the game. Nobody could have predicted for Australia to be in a position at this stage of the Ashes where they'd have to choose between Cameron Green and Todd Murphy for the final place in the XI. Australia have decided to go in without a specialist spinner for the first time in Tests since 2011-12.</p>



<p>In that nail-biting three-wicket victory at Headingley, England collectively busted a gut to keep their campaign alive, most effectively through Mark Wood's magnificent displays of sheer pace, each quick outburst visibly exhausting his batteries even as he maintained his mid-90 mph pace. Ben Stokes didn't bowl much in the same Test, directing his attention instead to that decisive first-innings counterattack.</p>



<p>Down below are ENG vs AUS Day 1 Weather Forecast and Pitch Report of Old Trafford, Manchester:</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="eng-vs-aus-day-1-weather-forecast"><strong>ENG vs AUS Day 1 Weather Forecast</strong></h2>



<p>The Ashes 2023 (Australia tour of England) | England vs Australia 4th Test match is being played at <strong>Old Trafford, Manchester</strong> (England) from July 19 to July 23 starting at 10:30 AM Local and<strong> 3:00 PM IST.</strong></p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img src="https://admin.icccricketschedule.com/uploads/2023/07/eng-vs-aus-4th-day-1.png" alt="ENG vs AUS Day 1 Weather Forecast and Pitch Report of Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester (England) | 4th Test, The Ashes 2023" class="wp-image-116662" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">ENG vs AUS Day 1 Weather Forecast Old Trafford, Manchester (<a href="https://weather.com/en-IN/weather/tenday/l/31d88b44f8880e7a2fb2589afc108260eefcbeb02beafb03a916d91422e9f2df" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Weather.com)</a> </figcaption></figure>



<p>ACC TO WEATHER.COM, the weather is predicted to be overcast throughout the day but clear in the last few hours. As the weather websites show, leaving the first two hours of the day, there are minimal chances of rain for Day 1 which would make it a good Day 1 for a test match like this. A 50+% chance of rain is predicted earlier in the day and drops to 0% later in the day. It hopefully ain?t going to interrupt the match later in the day. The Temperature in the morning is expected to be around 17? C and rise up to 19? C in the evening.</p>



<p>Winds with a speed of around 10-15KMPH will gust towards the West-North West. Humidity will also stay at the average rate of 65% (around 75% in the morning and falls to 55% in the evening). So, the possibilities of rain are always there when it is England but we can hope for a pretty healthy and decent day 1 of the ENG vs AUS 4th test match.<a href="https://admin.icccricketschedule.com/plugins/gumlet/assets/images/pixel.png"></a></p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="eng-vs-aus-day-1-pitch-report"><strong>ENG vs AUS Day 1 Pitch Report</strong></h2>



<p>Old Trafford has always provided good batting conditions with a pitch that makes it easy for the ball to get onto the bat. As a result, teams who win the toss frequently decide to bat first, and the team batting first has won the majority of games at this stadium. The average score in the first inning is 332, then it falls to 270 in the second inning.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img src="https://admin.icccricketschedule.com/uploads/2023/07/old-traford-1.jpg" alt="ENG vs AUS Day 1 Weather Forecast and Pitch Report of Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester (England) | 4th Test, The Ashes 2023" class="wp-image-116663" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">ENG vs AUS Day 1 Pitch Report of Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester (England)</figcaption></figure>



<p>It doesn't appear like the Old Trafford pitch is particularly green. In fact, it appears to be a flat surface where the batters may once again find delight in their time in the middle. In domestic cricket, Anderson represents Lancashire, and this location serves as his home ground. He is well-informed about the situation and might prove to be a game-changer even if there isn't much grass on the ground.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="eng-vs-aus-playing-x-is"><strong>ENG vs AUS Playing XIs</strong></h2>



<p><strong>England: </strong>Ben Duckett, Zak Crawley, Moeen Ali, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (c), Jonny Bairstow (wk), Chris Woakes, Mark Wood, Stuart Broad, James Anderson</p>



<p><strong>Australia: </strong>David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Cameron Green, Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey (wk), Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins (c), Josh Hazlewood</p>



<p><strong><mark class="has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color">READ: </mark><a href="https://www.icccricketschedule.com/ind-vs-wi-2nd-test-date-strongest-playing-xi-prediction-streaming-and-broadcasting-news-check-out-for-full-details/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">IND vs WI 2nd Test Date, Strongest Playing XI Prediction, Streaming and Broadcasting News</a></strong></p>



<p><strong><mark><mark style="background-color:#ccffea" class="has-inline-color">For more details head to ICC?s?<a href="https://www.icc-cricket.com/homepage" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">official website.</a></mark></mark></strong></p>

ENG vs AUS Day 1 Weather Forecast and Pitch Report of Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester (England) | 4th Test, The Ashes 2023

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<p><strong>ENG vs AUS Day 3:</strong> Near-perfect performance by the England side on day 2 helped them to advance by 67 runs with the loss of just 4 wickets at the Stumps. The surface is looking dead and England are bossing the game now but today's rainy and overcast weather might enlighten Australia's hopes in the bowling department. In this article, you will read ENG vs AUS Day 3 Weather Forecast and Pitch Report of Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester.</p>



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<p>Day 2 saw over 400 runs and only 6 wickets. Australia was stunned by Zak Crawley's incredible 189 off 182 balls, which maintained England on track for an Ashes comeback. He and Root enjoyed a 200+ run stand, which gave England total control of the game.</p>



<p>Down below is the Day 2 brief overview, ENG vs AUS Day 3 Weather Forecast and Pitch Report of Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester:</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="eng-vs-aus-day-2-overview"><strong>ENG vs AUS Day 2 Overview</strong></h2>



<p>Day 2 belonged to England, who dominated everything. Their performance was absolute domination, and they departed Australia with a listless expression. Anderson dismissed Cummins off the first ball of the day, and England quickly wrapped up Australia's innings after they could only add 18 runs to their overnight total.</p>



<p>An early wicket for Australia as well, they were able to get rid of Ben Duckett in the third over, and Crawley also appeared to be having trouble before lunch. After the first session, things appeared to be pretty evenly balanced since the new No. 3, Moeen Ali, took his time adjusting. After lunch, though, we were in for some exciting cricket! Australia's bowlers were pillaged by Crawley and Moeen as the scoring pace increased to over 6 runs every over. Even Moeen's wicket wasn't enough to slow England down since Root got off to an equally intense start.</p>



<p>Australia managed to take Crawley and Root down in the last session to slightly overcome the damage. Ben Stokes and Brook are on the crease and will continue England's innings today. Crawley smashed his first 50 runs in 68 balls and the next 50 in just 26 runs in a test match. The whole of it happened on Day 2 and at the Stumps, England are 384/4 with a lead of 67 runs.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="eng-vs-aus-day-3-weather-forecast"><strong>ENG vs AUS Day 3 Weather Forecast</strong></h2>



<p>The Ashes 2023 (Australia tour of England) | England vs Australia 4th Test match is being played at&nbsp;<strong>Old Trafford, Manchester</strong>&nbsp;(England) from July 19 to July 23 starting at 10:30 AM Local and<strong>&nbsp;3:00 PM IST.</strong></p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img src="https://admin.icccricketschedule.com/uploads/2023/07/eng-vs-aus-day-3.png" alt="ENG vs AUS Day 3 Weather Forecast and Pitch Report of Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester (England) | 4th Test, The Ashes 2023" class="wp-image-116764" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">ENG vs AUS Day 3 Weather Forecast and Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester (<a href="https://weather.com/en-IN/weather/hourbyhour/l/31d88b44f8880e7a2fb2589afc108260eefcbeb02beafb03a916d91422e9f2df" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">weather.com</a>)</figcaption></figure>



<p>ACC TO WEATHER.COM, the weather is predicted to be overcast throughout the day. As the weather websites show, rain is expected in the first two to three hours of the day, there are quite high chances of rain for the day which would affect the play on Day 3 of the test match. A 70+% chance of rain is predicted earlier in the day and drops to 18% later in the day. It hopefully ain?t going to interrupt the whole match Day later in the day. The Temperature in the morning is expected to be around 14? C and rise up to 17? C in the evening.</p>



<p>Winds with a speed of around 10-15KMPH will gust towards the West-North West. Humidity will also stay at the average rate of 75% (around 81% in the morning and falls to 65% in the evening). So, the possibilities of rain are always there when it is England but we can hope for a healthy and decent part of ENG vs AUS Day 3 of the 4th test match.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="eng-vs-aus-day-3-pitch-report"><strong>ENG vs AUS Day 3 Pitch Report</strong></h2>



<p>Old Trafford has always provided good batting conditions with a pitch that makes it easy for the ball to get onto the bat. As a result, teams who win the toss frequently decide to bat first, and the team batting first has won the majority of games at this stadium. The average score in the first inning is 332, then it falls to 270 in the second inning.</p>



<p>As of now, the surface is quite dead. Almost no grass was left on the surface and it looks like England is losing their essence of being England in terms of pitches. The new ball did swing but once the ball gets old, there is nothing for a bowler in the surface.</p>



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ENG vs AUS Day 3 Weather Forecast and Pitch Report of Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester (England) | 4th Test, The Ashes 2023

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The Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) has reportedly asked the BCCI to ban commentators Simon Doull and Harsha Bhogle from Eden Gardens after they criticized the pitch curator for not favoring KKR. The CAB defended the curator, stating he followed rules against franchise interference. As a result, Doull and Bhogle will miss KKR’s next match, with the BCCI’s decision pending. Eden Gardens is still set to host the IPL 2025 final.

Harsha Bhogle & Simon Doull banned by CAB from commentating at the Eden Gardens, Controversy in IPL

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GT vs KKR Match Prediction: The Gujarat Titans will be heading to the city of joy as Shubman Gill leads them to his first home in the IPL, the den of the Knight Riders. 

IPL 2025 GT vs KKR Match Prediction: Who will win today’s match?

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The Mumbai Indians and the Chennai Super Kings played their second game of the season at Wankhede after MI lost their match at Chepauk.  The game marked Rohit Sharma’s stunning return to form at the Wankhede as he played an amazing hand alongside Suryakumar Yadav in Mumbai’s commanding win. 

MI vs CSK Match Highlights: The Mumbai Indians end their losing streak against CSK; Concerns rise in the Yellow Army Camp despite dynamic debutants' entry

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RCB avenged their loss to PBKS with a strong IPL 2025 win. Bowling first, RCB’s Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, and Josh Hazlewood restricted PBKS after a brisk start. Despite losing Phil Salt early, RCB chased comfortably, led by Virat Kohli’s unbeaten 73 (67th IPL fifty) and Devdutt Padikkal’s 61. PBKS faltered in the middle overs, marking their third loss, while RCB secured their fifth win.

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Tonight's MI vs CSK clash at Wankhede sees Dhoni's resurgent CSK (2 wins/7 matches) take on Hardik's MI (3 wins/7 matches) in a crucial encounter. Fresh off a win, CSK will rely on Dhoni's leadership despite his fitness concerns, while MI aims to capitalize on home advantage after their Hyderabad victory. The pitch may assist spinners, with 190 being a competitive total, while dew could make chasing advantageous. Key battles include Bumrah's powerplay threat against CSK's top order and Dhoni's tactical duel with Hardik. With both teams fighting for playoff contention, this rivalry match promises high intensity.

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