Australia beat England in initial Ashes take a look at

Australia beat England in initial Ashes take a look at

BBCC News24 | Aug 05, 2019
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Australia’s Nathan metropolis © celebrates once taking the wicket of European country’s Stuart Broad throughout play on the fifth day of the primary Ashes cricket match between England and Australia at Edgbaston in Birmingham, central European country on five August 2019. Photo: AFPAustralia beat European country by 251 runs to win the primary Ashes take a look at at Edgbaston on weekday.

England, set Associate in Nursing imposing target of 398 to win, folded to 97-7 within the post-lunch session on the fifth and final day before being bowled out for 146.

Off-spinner Nathan metropolis took 6-49 Associate in Nursingd quick bowler Pat Cummins 4-32 as Australia enjoyed their initial win all told formats at Edgbaston since 2001 -- the last time they won an Ashes series in European country.

Defeat for the house aspect finished their run of eleven sequent international wins at their Birmingham ‘fortress’.

The match was a private triumph for Australia’s Steve Smith, WHO in his initial take a look at since a 12-month ban for his role in a very ball-tampering scandal, scored a hundred and forty four and 142.

In the method the star hitter became simply the fifth Australian to attain 2 tons of in an Ashes take a look at.

His first-innings century helped guide Ashes-holders Australia to 284 once that they had folded to 122-8.

England replied with 374, their first-innings lead of ninety engineered on a maiden take a look at century from left-handed opener Rory Burns, WHO created 133, and fifties from captain Joe Root and vice-captain mount Stokes.

Former Australia captain Smith’s second-innings century and a maiden Ashes hundred from Matthew Wade allowed visiting captain Tim Paine to declare on 487-7.

Australia capitalised on the absence through injury of James Anderson, England’s uncomparable leading take a look at wicket-taker, WHO solely sent down four first-innings overs before breaking down with a calf downside that meant he failed to bowl once more within the match.

The match was the primary of the International Cricket Council’s new World take a look at Championship, with Australia’s win giving them twenty four points.

The five-match series continues with the second take a look at at Lord’s beginning on fourteen August.

Brief scores:

Australia first Innings 284 (S Smith 144; S Broad 5-86, C Woakes 3-58)

England first Innings 374 (R Burns 133, J Root 57, B Stokes 50; P Cummins 3-84, N metropolis 3-112)

Australia ordinal Innings 487-7 dec (S Smith 142, M Wade 110, T Head 51; B Stokes 3-85)

England ordinal Innings 146 (N metropolis 6-49, P Cummins 4-32)