England vs Australia, 5th Test, Day 1: England Couldn't Capitalize the Good Start and Lost the Way in middle; Leading by 222 Runs

England vs Australia, 5th Test, Day 1: England Couldn't Capitalize the Good Start and Lost the Way in middle; Leading by 222 Runs England and Australia squared off in the 5th Test match of Kennington Oval, London. Australia won the toss and decided to bowl first. Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett came to bat and Mitchell Starc opened the bowling attack. In the 2nd over, Crawley finished the over with the four and it was the first boundary of the match. In the 5th over, Duckett started the over with a four and hit a four on the fourth ball. In the 10th over, England reached 50 runs. After 10 overs, England was at 52-0. In the 12th over, Crawley hit a four on the second ball and Duckett got out after scoring 41(41) on the last ball. In the 13th over, Crawley hit a four on the third ball and got out after scoring 22(37) on the fourth ball. In the 16th over, Root got out after scoring 5(11) on the third ball. After 20 overs, England was at 87-3. In the 21st over, Moeen Ali started the over with a four and Harry Brook hit a four on the fifth ball. In the 22nd over, Harry Brook started the over with a four and England reached 100 runs and hit six on the next ball. In the 25th over, Harry Brook finished the over with back-to-back three boundaries. In the 28th over, Harry Brook took a single on the fifth ball and scored a half-century. After 30 overs, England was at 144-3. In the 31th over, Harry Brook started the over with back-to-back two fours and Moeen Ali hit a six on the fifth ball. In the 33th over, Moeen Ali started the over with a six and finished the over with a four. In the 34th over, Moeen Ali hit a four on the second ball and got out after scoring 34(47) on the next ball. In the 39th over, Stokes got out after scoring 3(16) on the third ball. After 40 overs, England was at 198-5. In the 41th over, England reached 200 runs. In the 42th over, Bairstow got out after scoring 4(14) on the last ball. In the 43th over, Harry Brook hit a four on the second ball and got out after scoring 85(91) on the third ball. In the 44th over, Mark Wood hit a four on the second ball and Woakes hit a four on the fifth ball. In the 47th over, Mark Wood hit two fours. In the 50th over, England reached 250 runs. After 50 overs, England was at 250-7. In the 52nd over, Mark Wood hit a four on the second ball and got out after scoring 28(29) on the third ball. In the 53th over, Stuart Broad hit a four on the third ball and got out after scoring 7(5) on the fifth ball. In the 55th over, Woakes smashed two boundaries and got out after scoring 36(36) on the fourth ball. England got all out at 283 runs. Australian opener Usman Khawaja and David Warner came to bat and Stuart Broad opened the bowling attack. In the 3rd over, Warner hit a four on the fifth ball. In the 17th over, Warner got out after scoring 24(52) on the fifth ball. In the 18th over, Australia reached 50 runs. At the end of day 1, Australia was at 61-1, trailing by 222 runs. Marnus Labuschagne 2(23) and Usman Khawaja 26(75) were playing. Stay tuned with us to get the latest update and live cricket news of upcoming matches!