The first Ashes test turned out to be a cliff hanger that went down to the final session on day 5 with both teams having an equal chance to win the game. England made a few fumbles throughout the test and that ended up costing them in the end.
Aussie skipper Pat Cummins whose batting has declined in recent years, rose to the occasion in the final session to take Australia over the line. Cummins played a crucial role by scoring 44 runs out of 73 balls to help Australia win the first Ashes test.
Usman Khawaja Wins Man Of The Match
Opening batsman Usman Khawaja ended up winning the man of the match award for scoring 141 and 65 during the game. Khawaja received a bit of criticism in the second innings from some of the commentators who felt he wasn’t scoring enough runs to give Australia a chance to win.
Khawaja stuck to his game plan of playing an anchor role and letting the other batters go for the runs and in the end the plan worked out just well for Australia. The second Ashes test will starts on 28 June at Lord’s.