Australia stunned England with a 2-wicket win
Iceland Cricket has taken a brutal dig at England for losing the Test match to Australia by 2 wickets at Edgbaston
England’s much-hyped ‘Bazball’ took a massive hit on Tuesday after Australia captain Pat Cummins led his side to a stunning 2-wicket win in the first Ashes Test at Edgbaston. In a thrilling chase of 281, Australia were almost out of the race after losing 8 wickets for 227. With the likes of Usman Khawaja and Alex Carey back in the hut and 54 runs remaining, the Australian supporters hoped for a miracle and captain Cummins enlightened them with a match-winning partnership with ace off-spinner Nathan Lyon.
Cummins certainly replicated Ben Stokes’ show in Headingley from the Ashes 2019 when the Aussies lost a Test match with one wicket required to get home. The victory handed the visitors a 1-0 lead in the 5-match Test series and left the Englishmen to revise their ‘Bazball’ theory.
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“One of the beauties of this series is the totally contrasting styles,” Cummins said after the match. “We both played to our strengths. You don’t necessarily know which style is better but it makes for good entertainment,” he added.
Meanwhile, Iceland Cricket has taken a brutal dig at England for losing the Test match to Australia. Taking to Twitter, Iceland Cricket wrote, “Bazball 0-1 Basic Common Sense”.
Bazball 0-1 Basic Common Sense— Iceland Cricket (@icelandcricket) June 20, 2023
England’s decision to declare their first innings at 393 for 8 was highlighted as a ‘Brave Move’ while many didn’t like it. It did surprise the people watching the game but wasn’t enough to outclass the Australians who won the World Test Championship just a week back.
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“I saw it as a chance to pounce on Australia. Never easy for someone to go out and bat for 20 minutes. Who knows? Maybe Root and Jimmy could have got out and we would have been in the same place,” said England captain Ben Stokes on the declaration after losing the Edgbaston Test.
“Credit for Australia for sticking through the game throughout. The efforts that Broad and Robbo put in was incredible, running in with the three lions on your chest always gives you extra motivation,” he added.
The action will now shift to The Lord’s as the second Test commences on June 28.
