England and Australia currently meet in the 2023 Ashes opener at Edgbaston in Birmingham. Local skipper Ben Stokes won the toss and opted to bat first. So far, the two teams have gone neck and neck and played some top-level cricket.
England, despite losing wickets at regular intervals, have continued to score runs at a decent rate and have kept the fans in the stands entertained. Among the 5 wickets that have fallen so far, Harry Brook’s scalp caught the eye of many.
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The ball hit Harry Brook’s thigh pad and went up. The batsman along with Australian goalkeeper Alex Carey and the short leg fielder had no idea where the ball was going. The ball landed between the batsman and the stumps and then went on to hit the stumps.
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Here is the video:
A fortuitous dismissal.
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Harry Brook looked with great touch as he played some impressive shots and put the Australian bowlers under pressure. The young batsman scored 32 runs off 37 balls with the help of 4 caps and helped England past 150 tuns.
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Ashes 2023: Zack Crawley blasts scorching half-century for England
Zack Crawley has so far been England’s best batsman in the ongoing first test against Australia. The starter’s batter started the drive high when he bunted the first ball for all four and then didn’t look back after that.
Crawley gave England a solid start and slammed a half-century to a close on the first day of the 2023 Ashes before returning to the cottage with the lunch bang. He finished with the hit of 61 runs on 73 balls with the help of seven bounds.
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