Men's Test · The Ashes · Match 1

England v Australia

1 Aug 2019 to 5 Aug 2019 · Edgbaston, Birmingham

Data: Cricsheet (CC BY 4.0), matches up to 2 Nov 2026.

Result

Australia won by 251 runs

Toss: Australia won the toss and chose to bat.
Player of the match: SPD Smith

Innings totals
Innings	Score	Overs
Australia (1)	284	80.4
England (2)	374	135.5
Australia (3)	487/7d	112.0
England (4)	146	52.3

Replay ball by ball

Scorecard

England146 all out (52.3 ov)

England batting, innings 4
Batter	How out	R	B	4s	6s	SR
RJ Burnscaught b PJ Cummins	caught b PJ Cummins	11	33	1	0	33.3
JJ Royb NM Lyon	b NM Lyon	28	58	4	0	48.3
JE Rootcaught b NM Lyon	caught b NM Lyon	28	57	3	0	49.1
JL Denlycaught b NM Lyon	caught b NM Lyon	11	16	2	0	68.8
JC Buttlerb PJ Cummins	b PJ Cummins	1	25	0	0	4.0
BA Stokescaught b NM Lyon	caught b NM Lyon	6	28	1	0	21.4
JM Bairstowcaught b PJ Cummins	caught b PJ Cummins	6	8	1	0	75.0
MM Alicaught b NM Lyon	caught b NM Lyon	4	28	0	0	14.3
CR Woakescaught b PJ Cummins	caught b PJ Cummins	37	54	7	0	68.5
SCJ Broadcaught b NM Lyon	caught b NM Lyon	0	1	0	0	0.0
JM Anderson*not out	not out	4	9	1	0	44.4
Extras	10 (b 4, lb 4, nb 2)
Total	146 all out (52.3 ov)

Fall of wickets: 1-19 (RJ Burns, 9.5 ov), 2-60 (JJ Roy, 21.2 ov), 3-80 (JL Denly, 25.5 ov), 4-85 (JE Root, 29.1 ov), 5-85 (JC Buttler, 32.6 ov), 6-97 (JM Bairstow, 36.6 ov), 7-97 (BA Stokes, 37.1 ov), 8-136 (MM Ali, 47.3 ov), 9-136 (SCJ Broad, 47.4 ov), 10-146 (CR Woakes, 52.3 ov)

Australia bowling, innings 4
Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	Nb
PM Siddle	12	2	28	0	2.33	0
NM Lyon	20	5	49	6	2.45	0
JL Pattinson	8	1	29	0	3.63	1
PJ Cummins	11.3	3	32	4	2.78	1
SPD Smith	1	1	0	0	0.00	0

Replays carry no fielders, so catches name only the bowler.

Win probability

Win probability is modelled only for ODIs and T20Is. Tests can be drawn, so a two-outcome model does not fit them.