Tuesday, 20 June 2023

England vs Australia Test Live Cricket Score, Ashes 2023: Usman Khawaja key as opening Test set for exciting finish

Ashes Live: Due to the injury to head spinner Jack Leach, Moeen, who retired from Test cricket in 2021, was asked to play in the Ashes.

ENG vs AUS Live: Moeen bowled 33 overs in the first innings despite having difficulty with his finger. In addition to being penalised 25 per cent of his match fee for placing a foreign substance on his finger without the umpires' permission, he took two wickets but went for 147 runs.

Ashes Live: The Aussie spinner compared Moeen Ali's woes to a lead singer losing his vocals, but having to perform at a concert.

Ashes Live: Australia's star spinner Nathan Lyon sympathised with Moeen Ali's finger injury after the all-rounder was fined 25 per cent of the match fee for spraying a substance on his bowling hand.

The left-handed opener is now set to become only the second Australian, after Kim Hughes against England at Lord's in 1980, to bat on all five days of a Test.

But Usman Khawaja, who ended his decade-long wait for an Ashes hundred in England with 141 in Australia's first-innings 386, was still there on 34 not out.

At stumps, the World Test champions were 107-3, still needing a further 174 runs to win on Tuesday's final day.

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.

England's Stuart Broad took two late wickets on Monday to pile pressure on Australia as the opening Ashes Test at Edgbaston headed for a dramatic finish.

Hello and welcome to the Live coverage of 1st Ashes Test between England and Australia.

What an epic battle we are witnessing here between two cricketing rivals and there is still more excitement to come our way. Australia will know that one substantial partnership will get them close to the target while England have their tails up with three late wickets. The action continues on Tuesday 20th June for the final day of the first Ashes Test match and the first ball will be bowled at 3.30 pm IST (10.00 am GMT) but do join us early for the build-up. Until then, take care and goodbye!

The first two sessions belonged to Australia as they ran through the English batting line-up and claimed 8 wickets to set themselves an achievable target. England were off to a positive start with Joe Root playing some wonderful shots to get the scoreboard ticking. He added 50 runs with Ollie Pope in quick time and then stitched together a 52-run partnership with Harry Brook in 49 deliveries to build on the lead. Pope was dismissed by Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon managed to dismiss Root and Brook with both falling four runs short of their half-century before the Lunch interval. Jonny Bairstow and Ben Stokes looked to settle in the crease before going on the onslaught but Stokes was dismissed by his counterpart and Bairstow fell to Lyon soon after. Josh Hazlewood picked up his first wicket of the inning by dismissing Moeen Ali before both Cummins and Lyon reached their four-fer by cleaning up the tail.

SESSION SUMMARY - 107 runs, 30 overs, 3 wickets. This tie has completely opened up in the last hour or so and the match hangs gingerly poised with both teams hopeful of their chances going into Day 5. Australia tried to be positive right through this inning as they looked to hunt down this target of 281 runs but may have played a few more deliveries than they would have liked. They came out after Tea to start their second inning with both the openers looking to accumulate the runs and not be bogged down. They forged a 61-run partnership in 109 deliveries and looked to be cruising then. David Warner, unfortunately, played at a ball that was moving away from him off the bowling of Ollie Robinson and nicked one through to Jonny Bairstow. Marnus Labuschagne played a few confident-looking shots but edged a beauty from Stuart Broad to the keeper. Things got better for England when Broad got the big wicket of Steven Smith and Bairstow claimed his third catch of the inning. Usman Khawaja has held one end though and he is unbeaten on 34 runs as he looks to play another important knock to bail his side out of trouble. Scott Boland came out as a nightwatchman and has managed to survive through to Stumps adding 13 runs to the total as well. The equation is now simple for Day 5. Australia need 174  runs for victory and England need to take 7 wickets to win this first Ashes Test match.

Stuart Broad to Scott Boland, Very full and just outside off. Boland plays and misses this through to the keeper. A stifled appeal but the umpire is unmoved. Umpire Ahsan Raza takes the bails off and that will be Stumps on Day 4.
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Stuart Broad to Scott Boland, Hard-length delivery on off. Boland hangs back and blocks it to short leg fielder.

Stuart Broad to Scott Boland, FOUR! STREAKY! Bowls the inswinger, angled in around off. Boland gets forward and edges it along the carpet between the slips as the ball races to the third man fence for four runs.

Stuart Broad to Scott Boland, Back of a length delivery zips past the outside edge of Boland who fends at it as the ball goes through.

Stuart Broad to Scott Boland, Goes short again and angled in around off. Boland ducks again and leaves it toward Bairstow.

Stuart Broad to Scott Boland, Short of a length, outside off. Boland ducks and lets it go.

Moeen Ali to Usman Khawaja, Flat and outside off. Left alone by Khawaja.

Moeen Ali to Usman Khawaja, Slightly short and spins a tad around off. Khawaja drops it off the splice past the slip fielder toward short third reigon.

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England vs Australia Test Live Cricket Score, Ashes 2023: Usman Khawaja key as opening Test set for exciting finish

Ashes Live: Due to the injury to head spinner Jack Leach, Moeen, who retired from Test cricket in 2021, was asked to play in the Ashes. ENG ...