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Rain halts England's charge in opening Test of Ashes series against Australia at Edgbaston

Torrential rain brought a draw into the equation in the first Ashes Test between England and Australia at Edgbaston. The pace of play over the first two days seemed to take the draw out of the picture, but heavy rain on Sunday afternoon has put things in the balance. Ad As is their wont under the captaincy of Ben Stokes, England will look to push on with the bat on Monday in order to give themselves enough time to set up a win.

England's Moeen fined 25% of match fee for using drying spray in Ashes test

BIRMINGHAM: England's Moeen Ali has been fined 25 per cent of his match fee for breaching the ICC code of conduct in the first test against Australia after applying drying spray to his finger without seeking permission from the on-field umpires on Saturday (Jun 17).

England vs Australia Ashes 1st Test Day 3 Live Score: Rain Stops Play, England Lead Australia By 33 Runs

ENG vs AUS, 1st Ashes Test, Day 3 Live: The rain has stopped play in London. Zak Crawley and Ben Deckett are solid in the crease as England have extended their lead to 33 runs. Earlier, Ollie Robinson and Stuart Broad picked three wickets apiece as England bundled out Australia for 386 runs. Australia started the third day at 311 for 5 but failed to make the most of it despite Usman Khawaja scoring 141 runs. England turned the game around in the first session as Australia lost all the remaining wickets and conceded a 7-run lead to the hosts. England had declared their first innings at 393 for 8 after opting to bat. (Live Scorecard)

England 26-0 as rain halts opening Ashes test

BIRMINGHAM, England : England were 26 for none with a 33-run lead over Australia when rain halted play just after lunch on day three of the series-opening Ashes test at Edgbaston on Sunday.

England vs Australia, Ashes 2023: Cameron Green Completes 1,000 Runs In Test Cricket

Australian all-rounder Cameron Green completed 1,000 runs in Test cricket on Saturday. Green accomplished this landmark during his side's first Ashes Test against England at Birmingham. In Australia's first innings, Green played a knock of 38 runs in 68 balls, which consisted of four boundaries and a six. He was clean-bowled by Moeen Ali. Ever since his Test debut in 2020, Green has played 22 Tests and has scored 1,010 runs in 31 innings at an average of 36.07. He has scored one century and six half-centuries. His best score is 114. He also has 26 wickets in the format, with the best figures of 5/27.

Khawaja’s first Test hundred in England leads Australia fightback on Day 2 of Ashes opener

BIRMINGHAM, England: Opener Usman Khawaja raced away in delight and threw his bat high in the air after scoring his first Test century in England as Australia made 311-5 on day two of the Ashes at Edgbaston on Saturday.

Usman Khawaja leads Australia's strong reply in opening Ashes Test

Opening batsman Usman Khawaja scored his first century in England to help Australia fight their way back in the opening Ashes Test at Edgbaston on Saturday.

Australia's Usman Khawaja hits ton to keep England at bay in opening Ashes Test at Edgbaston

A superb century from Usman Khwaja kept Australia in the hunt in the opening Test of the Ashes series at Edgbaston, but England may rue missed opportunities. Australia began the day trailing England by 379 runs and looked in trouble on a couple of occasions, but Khawaja (126*) and Alex Carey (52*) put on 91 for the sixth wicket to cut the deficit to 82 at stumps on day two. Ad Carey and Khawaja were given reprieves by England in the evening session, but with the pitch beginning to misbehave on what is only the second day — and with the knowledge that Australia will have to bat last on a wearing surface — Ben Stokes’ men will still have high hopes.

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Rain halts England's charge in opening Test of Ashes series against Australia at Edgbaston

England's Moeen fined 25% of match fee for using drying spray in Ashes test

England vs Australia Ashes 1st Test Day 3 Live Score: Rain Stops Play, England Lead Australia By 33 Runs

England 26-0 as rain halts opening Ashes test

England vs Australia, Ashes 2023: Cameron Green Completes 1,000 Runs In Test Cricket

Khawaja’s first Test hundred in England leads Australia fightback on Day 2 of Ashes opener

Usman Khawaja leads Australia's strong reply in opening Ashes Test

Australia's Usman Khawaja hits ton to keep England at bay in opening Ashes Test at Edgbaston