Men's Test · The Ashes · Match 1

England v Australia

16 Jun 2023 to 20 Jun 2023 · Edgbaston, Birmingham

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

Result

Australia won by 2 wickets

Toss: England won the toss and chose to bat.
Player of the match: UT Khawaja

Innings totals
Innings	Score	Overs
England (1)	393/8d	78.0
Australia (2)	386	116.1
England (3)	273	66.2
Australia (4)	282/8	92.3

Replay ball by ball

Scorecard

Australia282/8 (92.3 ov)

Australia batting, innings 4
Batter	How out	R	B	4s	6s	SR
UT Khawajab BA Stokes	b BA Stokes	65	197	7	0	33.0
DA Warnercaught b OE Robinson	caught b OE Robinson	36	57	4	0	63.2
M Labuschagnecaught b SCJ Broad	caught b SCJ Broad	13	15	3	0	86.7
SPD Smithcaught b SCJ Broad	caught b SCJ Broad	6	13	1	0	46.2
SM Bolandcaught b SCJ Broad	caught b SCJ Broad	20	40	2	0	50.0
TM Headcaught b MM Ali	caught b MM Ali	16	24	3	0	66.7
C Greenb OE Robinson	b OE Robinson	28	66	2	0	42.4
AT Careyc & b JE Root	c & b JE Root	20	50	2	0	40.0
PJ Cummins*not out	not out	44	73	4	2	60.3
NM Lyon*not out	not out	16	28	2	0	57.1
Extras	18 (lb 10, nb 8)
Total	282/8 (92.3 ov)

Did not bat: JR Hazlewood

Fall of wickets: 1-61 (DA Warner, 17.4 ov), 2-78 (M Labuschagne, 21.3 ov), 3-89 (SPD Smith, 25.3 ov), 4-121 (SM Boland, 37.2 ov), 5-143 (TM Head, 44.5 ov), 6-192 (C Green, 63.4 ov), 7-209 (UT Khawaja, 71.6 ov), 8-227 (AT Carey, 80.3 ov)

England bowling, innings 4
Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	Nb
JM Anderson	17	1	56	0	3.29	1
SCJ Broad	21	3	64	3	3.05	4
OE Robinson	18.3	7	43	2	2.32	3
MM Ali	14	2	57	1	4.07	0
JE Root	15	2	43	1	2.87	0
BA Stokes	7	2	9	1	1.29	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.