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The Ashes1st Test

Australia beat England by 2 wickets in the 1st Test - Match Info

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 details

Match
1st Test, Test · The Ashes 2023
Date
(Fri 16 Jun, 14:00 PKT)
Venue
Edgbaston, Birmingham, England
Toss
England, chose to bat
Result
Australia won by 2 wickets
Player of the match
Usman Khawaja
Umpires
Ahsan Raza (Pakistan), Marais Erasmus (South Africa)
TV umpire
Chris Gaffaney (New Zealand)
Reserve umpire
Michael Burns
Match referee
Andy Pycroft (South Africa)

Head to head (Test)

Played 366 · ENG won 113 · AUS won 156 · Drawn 97

Last 5 meetings

Recent results (Test)

Top players in this fixture

ENG v AUS Tests, among players who have played for either side in the last 18 months.

Most runsMRunsHSAvgSR
Steve Smith AUS32304423959.6954.59
Joe Root ENG29201618038.7747.17
David Warner AUS28188812438.5361.82
Ben Stokes ENG19115713534.0352.78
Jonny Bairstow ENG21108411929.3049.03
Most wicketsMWktsEcon
Stuart Broad ENG351313.16
James Anderson ENG351122.96
Nathan Lyon AUS271012.71
Mitchell Starc AUS18743.30
Pat Cummins AUS14732.83

Tests at Edgbaston

Matches
24
Average 1st-innings score
313
Won batting first
7
Won chasing
12
Highest total
710/7 by England ()