England have finally achieved a Test win in Australia. The team captained by Ben Stokes defeated Australia by 4 wickets in the fourth Test of the Ashes series played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on the occasion of Boxing Day. This was England’s first Test win in Australia after 15 years. The last time they defeated the Kangaroos at home was in January 2011. Since then, England had lost 16 tests and drawn 2.
As soon as the winning run came at the MCG on Saturday (December 27), former England fast bowler Stuart Broad had tears of joy in his eyes. Broad, who was doing commentary for 7 Cricket, looked quite emotional. He was handled by a fellow commentator in the commentary box. Broad then picked up the mic and said that after 16 painful defeats and 2 draws, the fans finally got a chance to dance.
Also read:Who is leading in taking wickets in Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025? See the list of top-5
Said this for Stokes-Root
After England’s victory, Stokes and Joe Root also looked very excited and hugged each other warmly. Broad said that this victory means a lot for Stokes and Joe Root. He has played a lot of matches in Australia in his Test career and seen a lot, he deserves this moment. Stokes has fought like a warrior in this entire series. Let us tell you that the England team has already lost the Ashes. He had lost the first 3 matches of this Ashes series.
Also read: Traveling by auto rickshaw, no ball to play, what is going on in the Bangladesh league?
How was the match?
The fourth test between England and Australia ended in just 2 days. The first Test of this Ashes series also lasted only for 2 days in Perth. At the MCG, England won the toss and bowled first, all out Australia for 152 runs in the first innings. In reply, it too was reduced to 110 runs. Australia got a lead of 42 runs. By the end of the first day’s play, the host team scored 4 runs without any loss in the second innings and increased their lead to 46 runs.
On the second day of the match, England’s bowlers again showed their brilliance and bowled out Australia for 132 runs. In this way the English team got the target of 175 runs. This target was considered difficult considering the pitch of MCG but Jack Crawley (37), Ben Duckett (34) and Jacob Bethel (40) played useful innings to make England’s path easier. When the England team lost the wickets of Root (15) and Stokes (2) after getting close to the target, there was panic in their camp. However, Harry Brook (18 not out) stood at one end and saved the English team. Josh Tong, who took 7 wickets in the match, was awarded the Player of the Match award.
Comments are closed.