ENG vs AUS, 1st Ashes Test, Day 2 Live Updates: Australia Aim For Solid Start vs England

17.06.2023 - 09:41 sports.ndtv.com

ENG vs AUS, 1st Ashes Test, Day 2 Live Updates: David Warner and Usman Khawaja will resume at their respective scores of 8 and 4 as Australia aim to get closer to England's total on Saturday.

Earlier, Joe Root remained not out on 118 as England declared their first innings at 393 for 8 in the first Ashes Test at Edgbaston.

Jonny Bairstow too played a crucial knock of 78 while Zak Crawley scored 61. For Australia, Nathan Lyon was the pick of the bowlers with a fou-wicket haul while Josh Hazlewood picked two.

England captain Ben Stokes won the toss and opted to bat at Edgbaston in Birmingham. (LIVE SCORECARD) We are back for Australia's reply.

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