Since Ben Stokes took over as captain of Test crew, England have been the crew to beat.© Twitter
Cricket’s oldest rivalry, Ashes, bought off to a grand opening on Friday as England gained the toss and opted to bat agaist Australia within the first Test at Edgbaston. England, who final held the Ashes in 2015, suffered a 0-Four thrashing on the expense of their greatest rivals, Australia, over the past assembly between the 2 aspect again in 2022. The sequence defeat marked the tip of Joe Root‘s reign as captain of the Test crew. However, for the reason that arrival of Brendon McCullum as head coach, and Ben Stokes stepping in to fill the captaincy boots, England have been the crew to beat in Test cricket.
‘Bazball’, the time period which is given to their ultra-aggressive model of cricket, has taken Test cricket by storm. In his 14 matches has captain, Stokes has led 11 wins, with simply three defeats.
After opting to bat, England struck the primary blow, with Crawley elegantly driving Australia captain Pat Cummins‘s opening supply by the covers for 4.
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England have been 102/2 after 21 overs, with Zak Crawley 56 not out and Joe Root three not out.
Recently-crowned World Test champions Australia omitted Mitchell Starc and recalled Josh Hazlewood.
The guests have struck twice to date within the morning session. Josh Hazlewood bought Ben Duckett (12) to edge one behind, whereas Ollie Pope’s knock of 31 was undone by a superb LBW assessment off Nathan Lyon‘s supply.
England are bidding for a primary Ashes sequence win since 2015, with Australia aiming for a primary Ashes marketing campaign victory in England in 22 years.
(With AFP Inputs)
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