Khawaja steers calm course on Ashes rollercoaster
BIRMINGHAM, England : An Ashes test match that remained unpredictable from the first ball on Friday to Tuesday's nerve-jangling climax had one constant - Australia opener Usman Khawaja.
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The Ashes: England are 'absolutely devastated' says Ben Stokes following defeat to Australia in Edgbaston thriller
Captain Ben Stokes admits England are “absolutely devastated” after Australia secured victory by two wickets on day five of the Ashes to take a stunning Test match at Edgbaston. It had looked ominous for Australia, who were 227-8 and 54 runs away, but captain Pat Cummings and Nathan Lyon formed a formidable partnership to add an unbroken 55 as Australia reached their target of 281 to take a 1-0 lead in the series. Ad Reflecting on an incredible Test, Stokes told the BBC: «Unbelievable.
Aussies deflate England's Bazball, but Stokes defiant
BIRMINGHAM: In the end England's audacious 'Bazball' flamboyance was trumped by some true Australian grit after five days of cut and thrust Ashes cricket that was as addictive as anything seen before.
England vs Australia, 1st Ashes Test: Usman Khawaja, Pat Cummins Star As Australia Edge Past England By 2 Wickets
Australia beat England by two wickets to win a thrilling first Ashes Test at Edgbaston on Tuesday. Australia were struggling at 227-8, still 54 runs shy of a victory target of 281, when skipper Pat Cummins was joined in the middle by tailender Nathan Lyon. But the pair's unbroken stand of 55 saw Ashes holders Australia home, with Cummins hitting the winning boundary to finish on 44 not out after opener Usman Khawaja had made a painstaking 65 to follow his first-innings 141. Lyon was unbeaten on 16, with Australia now 1-0 up in this five-match series as they bid for a first Ashes campaign triumph on English soil in 22 years.
First Ashes Test goes down to the wire as cool Cummins bats Australia to 2-wicket win over England
Australia beat England by two wickets to win a thrilling first Ashes Test at Edgbaston on Tuesday.
Cummins the hero as Australia win Edgbaston classic
Australia captain Pat Cummins led his side to a remarkable two-wicket victory in the Ashes opener at Edgbaston, holding his nerve in a heart-pounding chase that left Ben Stokes and his England team distraught. The shadow of the famous 2005 Test between the old rivals had loomed large over this final day but where England edged that one in a dramatic two-run win, Cummins exorcised some of those ghosts as he ushered the tourists home amid unbearable pressure.
Australia beat England by two wickets in Ashes classic
BIRMINGHAM : Australia beat England by two wickets in a thrilling climax to the opening test of the five-match Ashes series on Tuesday.
Cummins leads Australia to thrilling victory over England
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.