The first match of the Ashes 2025 series was really interesting and Australia dominated over England. The game ended and Australia won the game by 8 wickets. We witnessed for an incredible performance by Mitchell Starc and he took 10 wickets in the game. So let’s get into the article to check out the complete details of the game.
Highlighting moments between Australia versus England
England elected to bat first and collapsed in the first innings. Zak Crawley was dismissed without opening his account while his partner Ben Duckett contributed 21. Ollie Pope performed well and added 46 to the total while Joe Root was not able to open his account.
Harry Brook smashed 52 and the captain of England – Ben Stokes was out after scoring 6. Jamie Smith contributed 33 and Gus Atkinson added 1. Brydon Carse contributed 6 and England ended the innings at 172. Mitchell Starc took 7 wickets in the innings.
Australia lost Jake Weatherald for 0 while Marnus Labuschagne contributed 9 and the captain of the side Steven Smith added 17 to the total. Usman Khawaja went back to the pavilion after scoring 2 and Travis Head contributed 21.
Cameron Green added 24 to the total while Alex Carey contributed 26 and Mitchell Starc added 12 to the total. Nathan Lyon contributed 4 and Brendan Doggett was not out after 7. Australia ended the innings after scoring 132.
The second innings of England was not different from the first innings. As the opener Zak Crawley went back to the pavilion without opening the account. While Ben Duckett contributed 28 and Ollie Pope added 33 to the total.
Joe Root was not able to get in touch as he went back to the pavilion after scoring 8, Harry Brook was not able to open the account. The captain of the side Ben Stokes (c) was out for 2.
Jamie Smith contributed 15 while Gus Atkinson contributed 37 and Brydon Carse added 20 to the total. Jofra Archer was able to add 5 to the total and Mark Wood was not out after scoring 4. England ended the innings at 164 and the target for Australia was 205.
Travis Head showcased his character while chasing the target and contributed 123 while his partner Jake Weatherald contributed 23. Marnus Labuschagne was not out after scoring 51 and the captain of the side Steven Smith added 2 that was enough for Australia to win the game by 8 wickets.
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