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The Ashes1st Test

Australia beat England by 2 wickets in the 1st Test

Edgbaston, Birmingham, . England won the toss and chose to bat.

England393/8d & 27366.2 ov
Australia386 & 282/892.3 ov
Australia won by 2 wickets

Match report

From the scorecard

England won the toss and chose to bat. England made 393 for 8 declared, Joe Root 118 not out from 152 balls and Jonny Bairstow 78 from 78 balls. Nathan Lyon took 4 for 149.

Australia were bowled out for 386, Usman Khawaja 141 from 321 balls and Alex Carey 66 from 99 balls. Ollie Robinson took 3 for 55.

England were bowled out for 273, Joe Root 46 from 55 balls and Harry Brook 46 from 52 balls. Pat Cummins took 4 for 63.

Australia made 282 for 8, Usman Khawaja 65 from 197 balls and Pat Cummins 44 not out from 73 balls. Stuart Broad took 3 for 64.

Australia won by 2 wickets.

Key performers

England 1st innings

393/8d(78 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Zak Crawleyc †AT Carey b SM Bolandc †AT Carey b SM Boland61737083.56
Ben Duckettc †AT Carey b JR Hazlewoodc †AT Carey b JR Hazlewood121020120.00
Ollie Popelbw b NM Lyonlbw b NM Lyon31442070.45
Joe Rootnot outnot out118*1527477.63
Harry Brookb NM Lyonb NM Lyon32374086.49
Ben Stokesc †AT Carey b JR Hazlewoodc †AT Carey b JR Hazlewood180012.50
Jonny Bairstow †st †AT Carey b NM Lyonst †AT Carey b NM Lyon7878120100.00
Moeen Alist †AT Carey b NM Lyonst †AT Carey b NM Lyon181721105.88
Stuart Broadb C Greenb C Green16212076.19
Ollie Robinsonnot outnot out17*312054.84
Extras(lb 6, nb 3)(lb 6, nb 3)9
Total78 Ov (RR 5.04)78 Ov (RR 5.04)393/8d
Did not bat: James Anderson
Fall of wickets: 22-1 (BM Duckett, 3.4 ov), 92-2 (OJ Pope, 18 ov), 124-3 (Z Crawley, 26.4 ov), 175-4 (HC Brook, 37.2 ov), 176-5 (BA Stokes, 38.4 ov), 297-6 (JM Bairstow, 61.4 ov), 323-7 (MM Ali, 65.5 ov), 350-8 (SCJ Broad, 70.4 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Pat Cummins1405904.21504200
Josh Hazlewood1516124.07588000
Scott Boland1408616.144210100
Nathan Lyon29114945.148614200
Cameron Green603215.33224003
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stZ Crawley 10(12) & BM Duckett 12(10)2222
2ndOJ Pope 31(44) & Z Crawley 39(42)7086
3rdZ Crawley 12(19) & JE Root 20(33)3252
4thHC Brook 32(37) & JE Root 17(27)5164
5thBA Stokes 1(8) & JE Root 0(0)18
6thJM Bairstow 78(78) & JE Root 41(62)121138
7thMM Ali 18(17) & JE Root 4(8)2625
8thSCJ Broad 16(21) & JE Root 11(8)2729
9thOE Robinson 17(31) & JE Root 25(14)43*44

Australia 1st innings

386(116.1 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
David Warnerb SCJ Broadb SCJ Broad9272033.33
Usman Khawajab OE Robinsonb OE Robinson14132114343.93
Marnus Labuschagnec †JM Bairstow b SCJ Broadc †JM Bairstow b SCJ Broad01000.00
Steve Smithlbw b BA Stokeslbw b BA Stokes16590027.12
Travis Headc Z Crawley b MM Alic Z Crawley b MM Ali50638179.37
Cameron Greenb MM Alib MM Ali38684155.88
Alex Carey †b JM Andersonb JM Anderson669910166.67
Pat Cumminsc BA Stokes b OE Robinsonc BA Stokes b OE Robinson38620361.29
Nathan Lyonc BM Duckett b OE Robinsonc BM Duckett b OE Robinson160016.67
Scott Bolandc OJ Pope b SCJ Broadc OJ Pope b SCJ Broad05000.00
Josh Hazlewoodnot outnot out1*100100.00
Extras(b 4, lb 6, w 1, nb 15)(b 4, lb 6, w 1, nb 15)26
Total116.1 Ov (RR 3.32)116.1 Ov (RR 3.32)386
Fall of wickets: 29-1 (DA Warner, 10.1 ov), 29-2 (M Labuschagne, 10.2 ov), 67-3 (SPD Smith, 27 ov), 148-4 (TM Head, 45.3 ov), 220-5 (C Green, 67.1 ov), 338-6 (AT Carey, 98.4 ov), 372-7 (UT Khawaja, 112.4 ov), 377-8 (NM Lyon, 114.3 ov), 378-9 (SM Boland, 115.3 ov), 386-10 (PJ Cummins, 116.1 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Stuart Broad2346832.961117107
Ollie Robinson22.155532.481044011
James Anderson2155312.521006000
Harry Brook31501.67140001
Moeen Ali33414724.4514415800
Ben Stokes703314.71324006
Joe Root731502.14342000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stDA Warner 9(27) & UT Khawaja 17(36)2961
2ndM Labuschagne 0(1) & UT Khawaja 0(0)01
3rdSPD Smith 16(59) & UT Khawaja 20(43)38100
4thUT Khawaja 29(50) & TM Head 50(63)81111
5thC Green 38(68) & UT Khawaja 30(66)72130
6thAT Carey 66(99) & UT Khawaja 39(93)118189
7thPJ Cummins 27(52) & UT Khawaja 6(33)3484
8thNM Lyon 1(6) & PJ Cummins 3(6)511
9thSM Boland 0(5) & PJ Cummins 1(1)16
10thJR Hazlewood 1(1) & PJ Cummins 7(3)84

England 2nd innings

273(66.2 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Zak Crawleyc †AT Carey b SM Bolandc †AT Carey b SM Boland7250028.00
Ben Duckettc C Green b PJ Cumminsc C Green b PJ Cummins19281067.86
Ollie Popeb PJ Cumminsb PJ Cummins14162087.50
Joe Rootst †AT Carey b NM Lyonst †AT Carey b NM Lyon46555183.64
Harry Brookc M Labuschagne b NM Lyonc M Labuschagne b NM Lyon46525088.46
Ben Stokeslbw b PJ Cumminslbw b PJ Cummins43665065.15
Jonny Bairstow †lbw b NM Lyonlbw b NM Lyon20393051.28
Moeen Alic †AT Carey b JR Hazlewoodc †AT Carey b JR Hazlewood19312161.29
Ollie Robinsonc C Green b NM Lyonc C Green b NM Lyon27442061.36
Stuart Broadnot outnot out10*290034.48
James Andersonc †AT Carey b PJ Cumminsc †AT Carey b PJ Cummins12142085.71
Extras(lb 9, nb 1)(lb 9, nb 1)10
Total66.2 Ov (RR 4.12)66.2 Ov (RR 4.12)273
Fall of wickets: 27-1 (BM Duckett, 8.4 ov), 27-2 (Z Crawley, 9.1 ov), 77-3 (OJ Pope, 17 ov), 129-4 (JE Root, 25.1 ov), 150-5 (HC Brook, 33.4 ov), 196-6 (JM Bairstow, 45.3 ov), 210-7 (BA Stokes, 48.2 ov), 229-8 (MM Ali, 54.4 ov), 256-9 (OE Robinson, 61.5 ov), 273-10 (JM Anderson, 66.2 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Pat Cummins18.216343.44768000
Josh Hazlewood1014814.80313001
Nathan Lyon2428043.33936100
Scott Boland1226115.08469100
Cameron Green201206.0041000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stZ Crawley 7(24) & BM Duckett 19(28)2752
2ndOJ Pope 0(2) & Z Crawley 0(1)03
3rdJE Root 30(33) & OJ Pope 14(14)5047
4thJE Root 16(22) & HC Brook 36(27)5249
5thBA Stokes 9(26) & HC Brook 10(25)2151
6thJM Bairstow 20(39) & BA Stokes 26(32)4671
7thMM Ali 6(9) & BA Stokes 8(8)1417
8thOE Robinson 6(16) & MM Ali 13(22)1938
9thSCJ Broad 5(16) & OE Robinson 21(28)2743
10thJM Anderson 12(14) & SCJ Broad 5(13)1727

Australia 2nd innings

282/8(92.3 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Usman Khawajab BA Stokesb BA Stokes651977032.99
David Warnerc †JM Bairstow b OE Robinsonc †JM Bairstow b OE Robinson36574063.16
Marnus Labuschagnec †JM Bairstow b SCJ Broadc †JM Bairstow b SCJ Broad13153086.67
Steve Smithc †JM Bairstow b SCJ Broadc †JM Bairstow b SCJ Broad6131046.15
Scott Bolandc †JM Bairstow b SCJ Broadc †JM Bairstow b SCJ Broad20402050.00
Travis Headc JE Root b MM Alic JE Root b MM Ali16243066.67
Cameron Greenb OE Robinsonb OE Robinson28662042.42
Alex Carey †c & b JE Rootc & b JE Root20502040.00
Pat Cumminsnot outnot out44*734260.27
Nathan Lyonnot outnot out16*282057.14
Extras(lb 10, nb 8)(lb 10, nb 8)18
Total92.3 Ov (RR 3.05)92.3 Ov (RR 3.05) · Target 281282/8
Did not bat: Josh Hazlewood
Fall of wickets: 61-1 (DA Warner, 17.4 ov), 78-2 (M Labuschagne, 21.3 ov), 89-3 (SPD Smith, 25.3 ov), 121-4 (SM Boland, 37.2 ov), 143-5 (TM Head, 44.5 ov), 192-6 (C Green, 63.4 ov), 209-7 (UT Khawaja, 72 ov), 227-8 (AT Carey, 80.3 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
James Anderson1715603.29757001
Stuart Broad2136433.05947004
Ollie Robinson18.374322.32926003
Moeen Ali1425714.07598000
Joe Root1524312.87662200
Ben Stokes72911.29340000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stUT Khawaja 22(52) & DA Warner 36(57)61106
2ndM Labuschagne 13(15) & UT Khawaja 3(9)1723
3rdSPD Smith 6(13) & UT Khawaja 4(12)1124
4thSM Boland 20(40) & UT Khawaja 8(31)3271
5thTM Head 16(24) & UT Khawaja 2(24)2245
6thC Green 28(66) & UT Khawaja 20(47)49113
7thAT Carey 10(28) & UT Khawaja 6(22)1750
8thAT Carey 10(22) & PJ Cummins 7(29)1851
9thNM Lyon 16(28) & PJ Cummins 37(44)55*72

Commentary

End of innings: AUS 282/8 (92.3 ov)
92.34
OE Robinson to PJ Cummins, FOUR
92.20
OE Robinson to PJ Cummins, no run
92.10
OE Robinson to PJ Cummins, no run
End of over 922 runsAUS 278/8010001
PJ Cummins 40(70)NM Lyon 16(28)SCJ Broad 21-3-64-3
91.61
SCJ Broad to PJ Cummins, 1 run
91.50
SCJ Broad to PJ Cummins, no run
91.40
SCJ Broad to PJ Cummins, no run
91.30
SCJ Broad to PJ Cummins, no run
91.21
SCJ Broad to NM Lyon, 1 run
91.10
SCJ Broad to NM Lyon, no run
End of over 910 runsAUS 276/8000000
PJ Cummins 39(66)NM Lyon 15(26)OE Robinson 18-7-39-2
90.60
OE Robinson to PJ Cummins, no run
90.50
OE Robinson to PJ Cummins, no run
90.40
OE Robinson to PJ Cummins, no run
90.30
OE Robinson to PJ Cummins, no run
90.20
OE Robinson to PJ Cummins, no run
90.10
OE Robinson to PJ Cummins, no run
End of over 907 runsAUS 276/8001411
PJ Cummins 39(60)NM Lyon 15(26)SCJ Broad 20-3-62-3
89.61
SCJ Broad to PJ Cummins, 1 run
89.51
SCJ Broad to NM Lyon, 1 run
89.44
SCJ Broad to NM Lyon, FOUR
89.31
SCJ Broad to PJ Cummins, 1 run
89.20
SCJ Broad to PJ Cummins, no run
89.10
SCJ Broad to PJ Cummins, no run
End of over 892 runsAUS 269/80101Lb00
NM Lyon 10(24)PJ Cummins 37(56)OE Robinson 17-6-39-2
88.60
OE Robinson to NM Lyon, no run
88.50
OE Robinson to NM Lyon, no run
88.41Lb
OE Robinson to PJ Cummins, 1 leg bye
88.30
OE Robinson to PJ Cummins, no run