Australia Crush England In First Ashes Test
Australia beat England by 251 runs in the first Ashes Test at Edgbaston on Monday to take a 1-0 lead in the five-Test series. This is the first time since 2001 that Australia have won a match at Edgbaston in any format of the game.
Nathan Lyon shines for Australia on the final day after Steve Smith’s back-to-back tons.
Brief Scores
Australia (1st Innings) - 284 all out (Steve Smith 144, Broad 5/86)
England (1st Innings) - 374 all out (Rory Burns 133, Nathan Lyon 3/112)
Australia (2nd Innings) - 487/7 declared (Steve Smith 144, Matthew Wade 110, Ben Stokes 3/85)
England (2nd Innings) - 146 all out (Chris Woakes 37, Nathan Lyon 6/49, Pat Cummins 4/32).