US EditionEngland Fight Fire with Fire in Dramatic Ashes Start
The Ashes opener at Perth saw a record 19 wickets fall, with both teams struggling on a fast green pitch favoring pace bowling, according to match reports.
- On Friday, November 21, at Perth Stadium, pace bowlers dominated as Mitchell Starc and Ben Stokes spearheaded an extraordinary Day 1 bowling performance.
- The tourists chose to bat on a spicy greentop that favoured quick bowlers, prompting Ravichandran Ashwin and Aakash Chopra to criticise the Perth pitch curators.
- Starc recorded a career‑best seven for 58 as England were bowled for 52 in less than 33 overs, while Stokes claimed five for 23 in front of almost 52,000 fans.
- A rapid collapse saw England lose half their team in 19 balls, including ducks for Zak Crawley and Joe Root and a five for 12 that ended the innings.
- The tally now stands as the most on Day 1 of an Ashes series with 19 wickets in Perth, surpassing rare 17-wicket openings at Trent Bridge and Lord's.
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Stokes leads England's fightback
Australia trailed England by 49 runs on 123-9 at the end of an extraordinary opening day of the Ashes series on Friday at Perth Stadium, where bowlers had very much the upper hand and a remarkable 19 wickets fell. Mitchell Starc, spearheading the home attack in the absence of the injured Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood, took a career-best 7-58 as Australia dismissed the tourists for 172 before tea. The large visiting contingent in the crowd of 51…
Ravi Ashwin, Aakash Chopra take dig at Perth pitch curators after 19 wickets fall on Ashes opener
Former Indian cricketers Ravichandran Ashwin and Aakash Chopra took a dig at the Perth stadium pitch curators after a record 19 wickets fell on Day 1 of the first Ashes Test on Friday, November 21. On an action-packed Ashes opener, fast bowlers dominated the proceedings at the fast-paced surface as Mitchell Starc and Ben Stokes took five-wicket hauls each, with speedsters taking the other seven too. 19 wickets on the opening day in Perth are t…
AUS vs ENG: England and Australia added 295 runs on the first day in Perth but lost 19 wickets.
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