The home team England scored 393/8d in their first innings. Joe Root scored 118 runs not out, Jonny Bairstow † 78, Zak Crawley 61, Harry Brook 32 and Ollie Pope contributed 31 runs. Nathan Lyon dismissed four English batsmen, Josh Hazlewood took two wickets, Scott Boland and Cameron Green took one wicket each.
Till stumps day 2, Australia going strong, they scored 311/5 in 94 overs. Usman Khawaja 126 not out, Travis Head scored 50, Cameron Green added 38 runs to his team’s scorecard, Alex Carey † 52 not out. Stuart Broad and Moeen Ali took two wickets each, Ben Stokes took one wicket. Australia trail by 82 runs.
England vs Australia The Ashes Highlights today. Sunday 18-6-2023, 1st Test The Ashes 2023, Edgbaston, Birmingham.
Toss: England win the toss and will bat.
England team: Crawley, Duckett, Pope, Root, Brook, Stokes (c), Bairstow †, Moeen, Robinson, Broad, Anderson.
Australia team: Warner, Khawaja, Labuschagne, Smith, Head, Green, Carey †, Cummins (c), Lyon, Boland, Hazlewood.
Head to Head In test’s: 356
England Won: 110
Australia Won: 150
England test Rankings: 3rd
Australia test Rankings: 2nd
Form guide
(Last five matches, most recent first)
England WLWWW
Australia WDWLL
Match Timings: 10:00 AM GMT | 11:00 AM Local
Umpires – Ahsan Raza, Marais Erasmus
TV Umpire – Chris Gaffaney
Match Referee – Andy Pycroft
Reserve Umpire – Mike Burns
Match number – Test no. 2507
