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Australia's dramatic two-wicket win in the first Test at Edgbaston on Tuesday ensured a hugely-anticipated Ashes series got off to a thrilling start as skipper Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon's unbroken stand of 55 turned the tables on England.
Australia Test skipper Pat Cummins heaped praise on his teammate Nathan Lyon after their triumph in the first Test match of the Ashes 2023 series on Tuesday at Edgbaston. Cummins lauded Lyon for his performance and labeled him as a 'captain's dream'. "He's huge, both innings he is putting down one end. He is an absolute superstar, he is calm and goes about his work. He is a captain's dream," Cummins said in the post-match presentation. When Cummins stepped out to the crease his team was only three wickets away from losing the game, and victory was still quite far from their grasp.
Joe Root completed a sensational catch to dismiss Alex Carey but it was not enough to clinch the win for England as Australia clinched the first Ashes Test by two wickets in Edgbaston on Tuesday. Root was given an extended spell by skipper Ben Stokes and he repaid the trust by pulling off a stunner. Carey took a couple of steps forward and slammed the ball powerfully straight over the bowler's head. However, Root's reactions were on the point as he plucked the ball perfectly to complete a phenomenal effort. The dismissal felt like the game-changer for England but the partnership between Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon proved to be the deciding factor for Australia.
Australia's dramatic two-wicket in the first Test at Edgbaston on Tuesday ensured a hugely-anticipated Ashes series got off to a thrilling start as skipper Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon's unbroken stand of 55 turned the tables on England. Below AFP Sport looks at three things we learned from a gripping encounter between the arch-rivals.
The first Ashes Test between India and Australia turned out to be a nail-biter, with both teams remaining in contention to win the contest till the end. At last, it was a brilliant partnership between Australia skipper Pat Cummins and spinner Nathan Lyon that saw them successfully chase down the target of 281 runs. What followed next explained the importance of the victory as Cummins found it hard to control his emotions after hitting the winning runs for his team, taking a 1-0 lead in the 5-match series.
The World Test Championship final turned out to be a nightmare for Team India as they faced a 209-run defeat against Australia. In the chase of 444, the Rohit Sharma-led side was bundled out for 234 after Nathan Lyon and Scott Boland took four and three wickets respectively. Not only the bowlers but their batters too made vital contributions to the team's victory. Travis Head and Steve Smith brought up their respective hundreds and comfortably dominated the Indian bowlers. Apart from them, there was another player who also utterly impressed everyone and he was wicketkeeper-batter Alex Carey.
BIRMINGHAM, England : Australia captain Pat Cummins sealed a remarkable two-wicket victory for his side over England in a thrilling climax to a gripping five-day battle in the opening Ashes test on Tuesday.
BIRMINGHAM, England :Australia captain Pat Cummins sealed a remarkable two-wicket victory for his side over England in a thrilling climax to a gripping five-day battle in the opening Ashes test on Tuesday.