England Posted 393 Runs with the Help of Root Century; Leading by 379 Runs

The Ashes, 2023: England Posted 393 Runs with the Help of Root Century; Leading by 379 Runs England and Australia squared off in the first test of Ashes at Edgbaston, Birmingham. England won the toss and decided to bat first. Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley came to bat and Pat Cummins opened the bowling attack. Zak Crawley started the inning with a four. In the 2nd over, Zak Crawley, started the over with a four. In the 4th over, Ben Duckett hit a four on the third ball and got out after scoring 12(10) on the fourth ball. In the 11th over, England reached 50 runs. In the 18th over, Ollie Pope hit a four on the fifth ball and got out after scoring 31(44) on the last ball. In the 19th over, Crawley scored a half-century on the second ball. In the 21st over, Crawley hit a four on the second ball and England reached 100 runs. In the 27th over, Crawley got out after scoring 61(73) on the fourth ball. After the end of 1st session, England was at 124-3. In the 33rd over, Harry Brook hit a four on the first ball and England reached 150 runs and hit one more four on the third ball. In the 35th over, Root hit a four on the third ball and Harry Brook finished the over with a four. In the 36th over, Harry Brook took a single on the fourth ball and the partnership between Joe Root and Harry Brook reached 50 runs. In the 38th over, Harry Brook got out after scoring 32(37) on the second ball. In the 39th over, Stokes got out after scoring 1(8) on the fourth ball. In the 44th over, Root took a single and scored a half-century, Bairstow hit a four on the fifth ball and England reached 200 runs. In the 50th over, Root smashed two fours. After the end of the 2nd session, England was at 240-5. In the 53rd over, Bairstow hit a four and Root smashed a six on the fifth ball and England reached 250 runs. In the 58th over, Bairstow smashed hit back-to-back two fours. In the 60th over, Bairstow hit a four and the partnership between Jonny Bairstow and Joe Root reached 100 runs. In the 61st over, Bairstow hit two fours. In the 62nd over, Bairstow hit a four and Bairstow got out after scoring 78(78) on the fourth ball. In the 63rd over, England reached 300 runs. In the 65th over, Moeen Ali smashed two boundaries. In the 66th over, Moeen Ali got out after scoring 18(17) on the fifth ball. In the 67th over, Joe Root smashed a six on the last ball. In the 71st over, England reached 350 runs and Broad got out after scoring 16(21) on the fourth ball. In the 76th over, Root took a single and scored a half-century. In the 78th over, Root hit a six on the first ball, Robinson  hit a four on the third ball, and Root hit a six on the fifth ball. England declared their first inning at 393-8. David Warner and Usman Khawaja came to bat and Stuart Broad opened the bowling attack. In the 1st over, Warner finished the over with a four. At the end of day 1, Australia was at 14-0. Usman Khawaja 4(12) and David Warner 8(13) were playing. Stay tuned with us to get the latest update and live cricket news of upcoming matches!