The biggest rivalry of cricket has started and it took place after 2 years and what a way to start things. These types of series are important for cricket and especially for test cricket. So the 1st test match of the famous Ashes had finished in just 3 and half days I should say. The home team Australia has won the 1st match in their most favorite ground Gabba.
Start of Ashes
Australia was the favorite side from the start but there were fewer things for them which needed to be solved out but they replied when it matters the most. Mitchell Starc was under the real pump before the start because he wasn't at his best in the whole last series against India and his place was under the question mark but he replied to all that questions on the very 1st ball of the Ashes where he got Rory Burns with his hot favorite delivery a fast and straight Yorker. That was the point when England went under pressure straight away cricket is the game of very little margins and momentum and Mitchell Starc turned the momentum to his side with just a single delivery.
The Batting Collapse of England
After that, the shock of 1st ball England never recovered and the situation became bad to worse when they lost 11/3 including the huge and the most valuable wicket of their captain Joe Root. After that they lost another big gun Ben Stokes also but then a little partnership between Jos Buttler and Ollie Pope controlled the damage just a bit but that was never long lasting.Mitchell Starc got Buttler and Captain Cummins went through the tail of English line up.He registered his 1st fifer as captain in his very 1st innings and that's why he is no. 1 ranked bowler in tests.He tests the batsman with his utmost accuracy and untired bowling spells. He can hit the same length all day and can get extravagant movement and extra bounce and who can forget his efforts against Pujara in the last test.
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| Pat Cummins |
So after that England just scored 147 in the 1st innings which was already looking miserable and then the rain started to stop cricket for the day.
A batting Master Class by Travis Head
In batting, Australia lost Marus Harris earlier but David Warner and Marnus Labushagne built a great partnership to bring Australia into a commanding position. They were ruthless against the only spinner Jake Leach and his figures after just 6.1 over was 0/50 and then Labushagne threw it away. Warner continued in his fashion but Mark Wood got the prized wicket of Steve Smith just before the tea. After tea, David Warner and Green were out by Ollie Robinson in consecutive deliveries. Warner scored 94 and his total tally in the last Ashes was 95 runs. There was a mini-collapse where Australia lost 4/19 but then Travis Head came to the crease and then that was another game as he scored at a brisk rate. He built valuable partnerships with tail-enders and scored 152 off just 148 balls with a strike rate over 100.
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His place was also under the pump but he replied magnificently that was his 1st ever 150 scores which helped his side to post 425 on the board and huge lead 278 runs.
The resistance of Root and Malan
In 2nd innings, there were mini partnerships at the top but Root and David Malan got together and stitched a great partnership. That was the moment when it feels like England is back in the game but that was just the matter of one wicket England fans finished the day at 202/2 and both batsmen were well set on the crease.
Joe Root broke the record of the most runs in a calendar year from England which was made by Michel Vaughn back in 2002.
Magic of Lyon
Australia has to break that partnership and Nathan Lyon was waiting for the 400th wicket for almost one year but he got it when it matters the most when the match was going away when frustration was increasing and he got Malan and after that, all the rhythm and consistency were back to Australia
and England collapsed again from 222/2 to 297 all out. Nathan Lyon got 4 wickets and the target was just 19 runs to go 1-0 up in the Ashes and Australia lost Alex Carey in a short time and hammered England by 9 wickets and got the lead in 5 matches series by 1-0 up.
Australian players which were under pressure stood up in the very 1st game and they have all the basics covered now but England has to solve some problems they collapsed in both innings and then the form of Jake Leach and their openers have to answer in the next few days and won't be easy against Australia in Australia.
So that's up from our side another series around the corner between Pakistan and West Indies in Pakistan it will start from 13th December in Karachi So action will continue, so keep supporting us and keep reading us atwww.cric-talk.com
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| Travis Head |
His place was also under the pump but he replied magnificently that was his 1st ever 150 scores which helped his side to post 425 on the board and huge lead 278 runs.
The resistance of Root and Malan
In 2nd innings, there were mini partnerships at the top but Root and David Malan got together and stitched a great partnership. That was the moment when it feels like England is back in the game but that was just the matter of one wicket England fans finished the day at 202/2 and both batsmen were well set on the crease.
Joe Root broke the record of the most runs in a calendar year from England which was made by Michel Vaughn back in 2002.
Magic of Lyon
Australia has to break that partnership and Nathan Lyon was waiting for the 400th wicket for almost one year but he got it when it matters the most when the match was going away when frustration was increasing and he got Malan and after that, all the rhythm and consistency were back to Australia
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| Nathan Lyon |
and England collapsed again from 222/2 to 297 all out. Nathan Lyon got 4 wickets and the target was just 19 runs to go 1-0 up in the Ashes and Australia lost Alex Carey in a short time and hammered England by 9 wickets and got the lead in 5 matches series by 1-0 up.
Australian players which were under pressure stood up in the very 1st game and they have all the basics covered now but England has to solve some problems they collapsed in both innings and then the form of Jake Leach and their openers have to answer in the next few days and won't be easy against Australia in Australia.
So that's up from our side another series around the corner between Pakistan and West Indies in Pakistan it will start from 13th December in Karachi So action will continue, so keep supporting us and keep reading us atwww.cric-talk.com