England Stuns Australia In The Melbourne Test Securing A Historic Victory For The First Time Since 2011

England’s long wait to win a Test match on Australian soil has ended. In the fourth Test of the Ashes series played in Melbourne, England defeated Australia by 4 wickets on the very second day. Victory is very important for England’s self-esteem and confidence. England had a target of 175 runs to win.

Jack Crawley and Ben Duckett gave a strong start of 51 runs to England to achieve the target of 175 runs for victory. Duckett was out after scoring 34 runs on 26 balls. Crawley scored 37 runs. Apart from both the openers, Jacob Bethel made the team’s first win in the series possible by playing an inning of 40 runs. Harry Brook remained unbeaten on 18 and Jamie Smith scored 3 runs. England won the match by scoring 178 runs at the loss of 6 wickets.

Earlier, Australia had started the day with 4 runs without any loss. Scott Boland was out on the score of 22 as the first wicket. Boland was out after scoring 6 runs. After this, wickets fell at regular intervals and the entire team was reduced to 132 runs. Travis Head scored 46, Steve Smith scored 24 and Cameron Green scored 19 runs.

For England, Brayden Carse took 4 wickets, captain Ben Stokes took 3, Josh Tongue took 2 wickets and Gus Atkinson took 1 wicket. England had scored 110 runs in their first innings. Harry Brook scored 41, Gus Atkinson scored 28 and captain Ben Stokes scored 16 runs. On the basis of first innings, England trailed Australia by 42 runs.

For Australia, Michael Neser took 4 wickets, Scott Boland took 3 wickets, Mitchell Starc took 2 wickets, and Cameron Green took 1 wicket. Australia, who came to bat first after losing the toss, scored 152 runs in their first innings. For England, Josh Tongue took 5 wickets, Gus Atkinson took 2 wickets, and Brayden Carse and Ben Stokes took 1-1 wicket.

The result of the Melbourne Test came in 142 overs. During this period 36 wickets fell. England got its first Test win in Australia since January 2011.