AUS vs ENG: Batsmen looked helpless on the first day of Boxing Day Test, bowlers created an outcry by taking 20 wickets.

AUS vs ENG Boxing Day Test: The first day of the Boxing Day Test match was entirely in the name of the bowlers. After losing the toss, the entire Australian team, which came to bat first, failed by scoring only 152 runs in the first innings. Josh Tong wreaked havoc in bowling and took 5 wickets. At the same time, Gus Atkinson also took two wickets in his name. The condition of the English batsmen was worse than that of the Kangaroo team. The entire England team collapsed after scoring just 110 runs in the first innings. Michael Neser took four wickets and Scott Boland took three wickets.

Australian batsmen surrender

Australia had a very poor start when they came to bat in the first innings of the Boxing Day Test. Travis Head scored 12 runs and Jake Weatherald scored 10 runs. At the same time, Marnus Labuschagne got 6 runs and captain Steve Smith got only 9 runs in his account. Usman Khawaja could not take advantage of the good start and was out after scoring 29 runs. Alex Carey could score only 20 runs, while Cameron Green got only 17 runs in his account.

Michael Neser batted brilliantly in the lower order and played an unbeaten inning of 35 runs. The Kangaroo batsmen looked completely helpless in front of Josh Tong and the entire team was limited to only 152 runs. Tong wreaked havoc and took 5 wickets for 45 runs.

Also read: 10 big records in cricket history, which are almost impossible to break! See the full list

England is in bad shape

The condition of England was worse than that of Australia. The English batsmen succumbed very easily to the Kangaroo bowlers and the entire team was all out after scoring only 110 runs. On behalf of the team, Harry Brook scored the highest 41 runs, while Gus Atkinson contributed 28 runs.

Eight batsmen of England could not even cross double figures in the first innings. Michael Neser bowled brilliantly and took 4 wickets, while Boland took 3 wickets. By the end of the day’s play, Australia had put 4 runs on the score board in the second innings without losing any wicket. Kangaroo team now has a total lead of 46 runs.

The post AUS vs ENG: Batsmen looked helpless on the first day of the Boxing-Day Test, bowlers created an outcry by taking 20 wickets appeared first on obnews.