Australia beat England by two wickets to win an exciting first Ashes Test at Edgbaston on Tuesday. Australia have been struggling at 227-8, nonetheless 54 runs shy of a victory goal of 281, when skipper Pat Cummins was joined within the center by tailender Nathan Lyon. But the pair’s unbroken stand of 55 noticed Ashes holders Australia residence, with Cummins hitting the successful boundary to complete on 44 not out after opener Usman Khawaja had made a painstaking 65 to observe his first-innings 141. Lyon was unbeaten on 16, with Australia now 1-0 up on this five-match collection as they bid for a primary Ashes marketing campaign triumph on English soil in 22 years.

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