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England vs Australia, 1st Ashes Test: Usman Khawaja, Pat Cummins Star As Australia Edge Past England By 2 Wickets | Cricket News
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England vs Australia, 1st Ashes Test: Usman Khawaja, Pat Cummins Star As Australia Edge Past England By 2 Wickets | Cricket News

[ad_1] Australia's Usman Khawaja starred with the bat in the first Ashes Test against England.© AFPAustralia beat England by two wickets to win a thrilling first Ashes Test at Edgbaston on Tuesday. Australia were struggling at 227-8, still 54 runs shy of a victory target of 281, when skipper Pat Cummins was joined in the middle by tailender Nathan Lyon. But the pair's unbroken stand of 55 saw Ashes holders Australia home, with Cummins hitting the winning boundary to finish on 44 not out after opener Usman Khawaja had made a painstaking 65 to follow his first-innings 141. Lyon was unbeaten on 16, with Australia now 1-0 up in this five-match series as they bid for a first Ashes campaign triumph on English soil in 22 years.(This story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is auto-generated ...
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Joe Root Surpasses Sachin Tendulkar And Virat Kohli For Unique Feat In Test Cricket | Cricket News
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Joe Root Surpasses Sachin Tendulkar And Virat Kohli For Unique Feat In Test Cricket | Cricket News

[ad_1] File photo of Joe Root.© AFPEngland star batter Joe Root continues to rule the roost in Test cricket. He was impressive with the bat during the first Ashes Test against Australia at Edgbaston, Birmingham. The right-handed star batter brought up his 30th Test century that powered England to a huge score in the first innings and followed it up with a 46-run knock to help his side post a respectable total on the board. Such is the form of Root that even his dismissal on Monday saw him achieving a unique Test feat. During the process, he also surpassed the likes of Virat Kohli and Sachin Tendulkar.In a bid to take on Nathan Lyon, Root danced down the track. A smart Lyon managed to deceive the batter and that left Root putting his wicket in danger. Australia wicketkeeper Alex Carey com...
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England vs Australia, 1st Ashes Test, Day 5, Live Score Updates: Usman Khawaja Key As Australia Chase 281-run Target | Cricket News
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England vs Australia, 1st Ashes Test, Day 5, Live Score Updates: Usman Khawaja Key As Australia Chase 281-run Target | Cricket News

[ad_1] ENG vs AUS, 1st Ashes Test, Day 5, Live: Australia need 174 runs to win© AFPENG vs AUS, 1st Ashes Test, Day 5, Live:Australia will begin the fifth and final day of the ongoing first Ashes Test against England from 107/3, with Usman Khawaja (34*) and Scott Boland (13*) standing unbeaten at the crease. The visitors need 174 runs to win on the final day with seven wickets in hand. Australia were making steady progress at 78-1 in pursuit of a victory target of 281 when Stuart Broad removed both Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith -- the world's two top-ranked Test batsmen -- to leave the Ashes holders 89-3. (Live Scorecard)Here are the Live Updates of Day 5 of the 1st Ashes Test between England and Australia, straight from the Edgbaston, Birmingham:Topics mentioned in this article [ad...
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Pat Cummins’ Toe-Crushing Yorker Sends Ollie Pope Packing In Ashes Opener. Watch | Cricket News
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Pat Cummins’ Toe-Crushing Yorker Sends Ollie Pope Packing In Ashes Opener. Watch | Cricket News

[ad_1] Australia pacer Pat Cummins bowled a top-quality yorker to get rid of England batter Ollie Pope during the side's second innings in the first Ashes Test. Coming over the wicket, Cummins bowled a 139 kmph delivery and rattled the stumps of Pope. The ball went past Pope as he failed to drag his bat down in time. The wicket duly put Australia on top as England were reduced to 77 for 3 with Joe Root being joined by new batter Harry Brook.Watch the dismissal here:The perfect yorkerPat Cummins at his sizzling best #SonySportsNetwork #TheAshes #ENGvAUS #RivalsForever pic.twitter.com/E6EIHQBI2u— Sony Sports Network (@SonySportsNetwk) June 19, 2023On Day 4, Stuart Broad took two late wickets on Monday to pile pressure on Australia as the opening Ashes Test at Edgbaston headed for a dramati...
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England vs Australia, 1st Ashes Test, Day 4: Usman Khawaja Keeps Australia In Hunt Despite Stuart Broad’s Twin Strikes | Cricket News
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England vs Australia, 1st Ashes Test, Day 4: Usman Khawaja Keeps Australia In Hunt Despite Stuart Broad’s Twin Strikes | Cricket News

[ad_1] England's Stuart Broad took two late wickets to pile pressure on Australia as the opening Ashes Test at Edgbaston headed for a dramatic finish. Australia were making steady progress at 78-1 in pursuit of a victory target of 281 when veteran paceman Broad removed both Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith -- the world's two top-ranked Test batsmen -- to leave the Ashes holders 89-3. At stumps on Monday, the World Test champions were 107-3, still needing a further 174 runs to win on Tuesday's final day.Usman Khawaja, who ended his decade-long wait for an Ashes hundred in England with 141 in Australia's first-innings 386, was 34 not out.And that meant the left-handed opener was set to become only the second Australian, after Kim Hughes against England at Lord's in 1980, to bat on all fi...
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“Difference For Me Has Been…”: Eoin Morgan Praises Australia Star’s Batting In Ashes Opener | Cricket News
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“Difference For Me Has Been…”: Eoin Morgan Praises Australia Star’s Batting In Ashes Opener | Cricket News

[ad_1] Alex Carey (left) and Usman Khawaja at the end of play on Day 2 of the first Ashes Test match.© AFPFormer England skipper Eoin Morgan has praised Australian batter Alex Carey who scored a crucial 52 (80)* in the first innings on the second day for the Ashes on Saturday. Usman Khawaja (126*) and Alex Carey's (52*) partnership led the charge with the bat as Australia managed to bounce back in the final session of Day 2 of the first Test match of the Ashes 2023 series on Saturday. Australia trailed by 82 runs, scoring 311/5. "I think it has been Australia's day. I would rather be sat in Australia's changing room right now and the difference for me has been Carey. You always expect an Australian to grind out some runs on this wicket. That impetus late on in the day and leading momentu...
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England’s Unconventional Field Set-up To Dismiss Usman Khawaja In Ashes Opener. Watch | Cricket News
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England’s Unconventional Field Set-up To Dismiss Usman Khawaja In Ashes Opener. Watch | Cricket News

[ad_1] England's field set-up to dismiss Usman Khawaja on Day 3 of first Ashes Test.© TwitterEngland saw the back of Usman Khawaja with an unconventional field set-up on Day 3 of the first Ashes Test at Edgbaston, Birmingham. Khawaja's painstaking century had effectively turned the first Ashes Test at Edgbaston into a one-innings shoot-out on Sunday before Ollie Robinson cleaned him up with a yorker delivery to bring England back in the game. As many as six fielders were brought really close to the southpaw, hardly leaving any gap for him to score in front of the wicket.Khawaja jumped out of his crease and yorked himself in the process. He missed the ball and it hit the stumps.Watch the dismissal here:Only in Test CricketAn unconventional field setup from forced Usman Khawaja to come dow...
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ENG vs AUS, 1st Ashes Test, Day 3: Australia Captain Pat Cummins Rocks England | Cricket News
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ENG vs AUS, 1st Ashes Test, Day 3: Australia Captain Pat Cummins Rocks England | Cricket News

[ad_1] Australia captain Pat Cummins starred with both bat and ball as the Ashes-holders had the better of a rain-marred third day in the first Test against England in Birmingham on Sunday. The lower-order batsman made a useful 38 in a total of 386 that left Australia just seven runs behind on first innings. And the fast bowler then dismissed Ben Duckett before England also lost their other opener, Zak Crawley, in a dramatic 20-minutes' play between the showers. England were 28-2 in their second innings, a lead of just 35 runs, at stumps after a huge downpour at 1450 GMT had sent the players from the field.They had made steady progress when an initial rain delay stopped play for an hour-and-a-quarter.But after the match resumed in overcast skies, with the Edgbaston floodlights piercing t...
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‘King of Swing’ James Anderson Cleans Up Alex Carey With A Beauty In Ashes Opener. Watch | Cricket News
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‘King of Swing’ James Anderson Cleans Up Alex Carey With A Beauty In Ashes Opener. Watch | Cricket News

[ad_1] James Anderson celebrates the wicket of Alex Carey on Day 3 of first Ashes Test.© TwitterA wicketless James Anderson despite bowling 17 overs in a Test innings is a rarity. The rare event however happened during Australia's first innings against England in the first Ashes Test at Edgbaston, Birmingham. Usman Khawaja and Alex Carey were solid in the crease with the former unbeaten after century and the latter not out post a quickfire fifty. To add to Australia's dominance, Carey hit two consecutive fours to Anderson on the pacer's 18th over. It's needless to mention that something special was needed to bring England back in the game and a vintage Andeson came to the side's rescue.Bowling round the wicket, Anderson pitched a length delivery that angled into Carey and went through hi...
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England vs Australia, Ashes 2023: Cameron Green Completes 1,000 Runs In Test Cricket | Cricket News
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England vs Australia, Ashes 2023: Cameron Green Completes 1,000 Runs In Test Cricket | Cricket News

[ad_1] Birmingham :Australian all-rounder Cameron Green completed 1,000 runs in Test cricket on Saturday. Green accomplished this landmark during his side's first Ashes Test against England at Birmingham. In Australia's first innings, Green played a knock of 38 runs in 68 balls, which consisted of four boundaries and a six. He was clean-bowled by Moeen Ali. Ever since his Test debut in 2020, Green has played 22 Tests and has scored 1,010 runs in 31 innings at an average of 36.07. He has scored one century and six half-centuries. His best score is 114. He also has 26 wickets in the format, with the best figures of 5/27.Green is most successful in Australian conditions, where he has scored 547 runs in 13 matches and 20 innings, with four half-centuries at an average of 32.17. His best scor...
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