Australia captain Pat Cummins led his side to a dramatic two-wicket win over England in the first Test at Edgbaston Tuesday. And after Alex Carey was out to leave Australia 227/8, the tourists still required another 54 more runs. But Cummins and Nathan Lyon's unbroken stand of 55 saw Australia home in a match to rival the tension of England's two-run win in a celebrated 2005 Ashes clash at the same venue. Lyon, whose missed run out contributed to England's stunning one-wicket win at Headingley in the drawn 2019 Ashes series in England, was 16 not out. Victory left World Test champions Australia 1-0 up in the five-match series as they bid for a first Ashes campaign win in England in 22 years.

Source: Dhaka Tribune June 20, 2023 19:45 UTC