Ashes 2023 Live Score, England vs Australia: Australia will rely heavily on Usman Khwaja to seal the 1st match of Ashes 2023. Khwaja and Scott Boland will look to get through the 1st session on Day 5 without losing a wicket. While the Kangaroos have lost their two main batters in the middle order in the form of Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne, there’s still plenty of batting to come.
The next five batters for Australia include Travis Head, Cameron Green, Alex Carey, Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon. Both Travis Head and Alex Carey scored a half-century in the first innings leading Australia to a score of 386.
Australia need just 174 runs to seal a nail-biting Test match at Edgbaston. Meanwhile, Usman Khwaja will be looking for a repeat of his first innings performance. Khwaja scored 141 in an innings that included 14 fours and 3 sixes to get Australia back into the game.
Ashes 2023, England v Australia live: What is Brumbrella, the new term coined during first test match
During the first Ashes test match, a new term was coined to describe the absurd field Ben Stokes and Ollie Robinson set to end the 321-ball resistance of Usman Khawaja called Brumbrella.
As per details, the word Brumbrella signifies a large pitch cover to protect the ground, but Ben Stokes’s absurd field to end Khawaja’s innings made all the difference.
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England vs Australia live score: Ollie Robinson doesn’t mind using bad words for Usman Khwaja
England pacer Ollie Robinson used an unconventional strategy in the first innings to get the wicket of Usman Khawaja. After knocking Khwaja’s off-stump, Robinson also used some objectionable words as the Aussie batter walked back to the pavilion.
According to ESPN, When Ollie Robinson was asked if using such language against Usman Khawaja was part of the game’s theatre, he said it was simply part of “the passion of the Ashes.” Robinson also added that historically Australian players have also done the same against the players of England.
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Ashes 2023 Live Score: Man plays trumpet on Day 4 of the test match
In a popular video on Twitter, a man is seen playing dressed in yellow clothes with a matching hat can be seen playing the trumpet during Day 4 of the test match. Barmy Army captioned the video saying, ‘Is there any better place to be?’
Ashes 2023 Live Score, England vs Australia: Day 4 Recap
Australia need 174 runs on Day 5 to win the test match. The Kangaroos have lost 3 wickets for 107 runs in their second innings. Hero of the first innings Usman Khwaja is still on the crease playing on a score of 34 while night watchman Scott Boland is batting on 13.
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