In yet another nail-biting and excitement-filled Ashes 2023 test match, England came victorious. Playing his last test, Stuart Broad took the last two wickets to end his career on a glorious note.
Australia, chasing 383 the Aussies got out at 334 with the help of viral contributions from David Warner 60, Usman Khwaja 72, Steve Smith 54, and Travis Head 43, however, they couldn’t let the team cross the finish line as the English bowlers hunted in a pack.
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Woakes has the pick of the bowlers who picked up 4 wickets, while Moeen Ali made a significant contribution towards his wickets tally by picking a 3-fer. Stuart Broad picket 2, while Mark Wood had 1. Australia retain the series but would have aspired more from their team.
The fifth test of the Ashes 2023 had the same old story of both teams toiling hard and making a mark on the global stage. The real test started on the 5th day when Australia came out to bat with both their overnight openers David Warner and Usman Khwaja taking it forward, but England kept chipping with wickets. Australia’s lower middle order got exposed as Mitchell Marsh got out to 6, while Mitchell Starc and Patt Cummins couldn’t make the significant contributions that were expected from them.
Will it be the end of Ashes for Warner and Smith?
With the Ashes 2023 coming to an end, fans are also speculating that it might be the last time they will be seeing David Warner and Steve Smith in the whites on English soil. Let’s just hope that these stalwarts don’t resign this early.
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