England vs Australia, 1st Test at Birmingham, The Ashes, Jun 16 2023 - Playing XI

RESULT

1st Test, Birmingham, June 16 - 20, 2023, The Ashes

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393/8d & 273

(T:281) 386 & 282/8

Australia won by 2 wickets

Player Of The Match

, AUS

141 & 65

	England	Australia
1	Zak Crawley top-order batter	David Warner opening batter
2	Ben Duckett top-order batter	Usman Khawaja top-order batter
3	Ollie Pope middle-order batter	Marnus Labuschagne batter
4	Joe Root top-order batter	Steven Smith top-order batter
5	Harry Brook batter	Travis Head top-order batter
6	Ben Stokes (c) allrounder	Cameron Green batting allrounder
7	Jonny Bairstow † wicketkeeper batter	Alex Carey † wicketkeeper batter
8	Moeen Ali batting allrounder	Pat Cummins (c) bowler
9	Stuart Broad bowler	Nathan Lyon bowler
10	Ollie Robinson bowler	Scott Boland bowler
11	James Anderson bowler	Josh Hazlewood bowler
Bench
12	Dan Lawrence middle-order batter	Marcus Harris opening batter
13	Matthew Potts bowler	Josh Inglis † wicketkeeper batter
14	Rehan Ahmed bowling allrounder	Mitchell Marsh allrounder
15	Josh Tongue bowler	Todd Murphy bowler
16	Chris Woakes allrounder	Matt Renshaw batter
17	Mark Wood bowler	Mitchell Starc bowler

Language

English

Match Coverage

Greatest Tests: SA's record-breaking chase vs Australia's Edgbaston epic

Pick between two Tests where teams overcame great odds to snatch victories

Greatest Tests: SA's record-breaking chase vs Australia's Edgbaston epic

Greatest Tests: Adams' St John's heist vs the latest Edgbaston epic

Jimmy Adams upstaging Wasim Akram in St John's or Pat Cummins' Australia beating Bazball? Pick between two classics

Greatest Tests: Adams' St John's heist vs the latest Edgbaston epic

The Test documentary reveals Cummins' role in controversial Bairstow stumping

The Australia players admit they were concerned for Carey's well-being in the aftermath of the incident

The Test documentary reveals Cummins' role in controversial Bairstow stumping

You can't win against good sides with reckless shot-making

England have attacked unwisely, been sloppy in the field, and made selection mistakes

You can't win against good sides with reckless shot-making

How many players have batted on every day of a Test?

And how many women have been out for 99 in one?

How many players have batted on every day of a Test?

Instant answers to T20 questions

Videos

All Match Videos

Edgbaston epic: The numbers that mattered

Edgbaston epic: The numbers that mattered

Why They Said It: 'Bazball hugely exciting to watch'

Why They Said It: 'Bazball hugely exciting to watch'

Unpacking the 'extraordinary' first session on day 4 at Edgbaston

Unpacking the 'extraordinary' first session on day 4 at Edgbaston