• Australia defeated England in a thrilling encounter to win Ashes 2023 opener.

  • Aussie skipper Pat Cummins played a match-winning knock of 44 runs.

Ashes 2023: Twitter erupts as Pat Cummins leads Australia to a thrilling victory over England in Edgbaston Test
Australia beat England in first Ashes Test (Image Source: Twitter)

In a nail-biting contest at Edgbaston, Australia’s captain Pat Cummins showcased exceptional leadership skills to guide his team to a sensational two-wicket victory over England in the opening match of the Ashes 2023 at Edgbaston in Birmingham. Cummins remained composed under immense pressure during the tense chase, leaving Ben Stokes-led English team devastated.

Drawing parallels to the iconic 2005 Test, which England won by a mere two runs, the specter of that historic game loomed large over the final day’s proceedings. However, Cummins exorcised some of those ghosts as he steered the tourists home with nerves of steel.

Cummins played a magnificent unbeaten innings of 44 runs, forming a match-winning partnership of 55 with Nathan Lyon, Australia’s number 10 batter, who remained not out on 16. Together, they orchestrated Australia’s second-highest successful run chase in England, reaching a target of 281 that had seemed insurmountable less than an hour earlier.

Notably, Usman Khawaja‘s patient half-century set up the chase, but a cluster of wickets early in the evening session put England within touching distance of victory in Birmingham. But in a dramatic twist, Cummins and Lyon defied the odds and slowly chipped away at the deficit, getting the job done under floodlights.

Here is how Twitter reacted:

https://twitter.com/_AMcCormack7/status/1671224353751695360

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