Cricketer turned commentator Sanjay Manjrekar signaled a major concern for the England team after their loss to Australia in the first Ashes 2023 test. Sanjay Manjrekar feels Australia won the Edgbaston test without the contributions of Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne and this is something England should worry.

Australia defeated England by 2 wickets in the 2023 1st Ashes Test at Edgbaston Stadium in Birmingham after successfully chasing down a 282-run target in the 2nd innings. Notably, two key Australian batsmen, Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne, went awry in the second innings, scoring 6 and 13 respectively.

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It’s an ominous sign for England: Sanjay Manjrekar

After England’s First Test defeat, former India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar said Australia won the match without any serious contributions from Steve Smith and Labuschagne is an ominous sign for England.

“Australia winning without any serious contribution from Smith & Labuschagne is a bit of an ominous sign for England. #Ashes,” Manjrekar wrote on Twitter. Check out his tweet below.

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Australia winning without any serious contribution from Smith & Labuschagne is a bit of an ominous sign for England. #ashes

— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) June 21, 2023

Australia took a 1–0 lead in the five match 2023 Ashes series after winning the first test by 2 wickets. Chasing 282 in the final innings, the visitors found themselves in a sticky situation after losing 8 wickets for 227 runs.

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However, the Australian pattern pat cummins he led the chase beautifully from the front and scored 44 unbeaten runs off 73 balls to help the team win by 2 wickets. He set up an unbeaten 55-run partnership with Nathan Lyon (16) for the ninth wicket to lead the team to victory.

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usman khawaja, who hit a century and a half century in both innings, won the Man of the Match award. Now, England and Australia will face each other in the 2nd Test. England vs Australia 2nd Test of Ashes 2023 starts on July 28 (Friday). The venue for the clash is Lord’s in London.

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