Expert Teams for England vs Australia, 1st Test
We have opted for fantasy cricket teams on basis of probable XIs, recent performances, overall impact, and credit points.
Pitch Report for England vs Australia, 1st Test Match
(Based on last 3 games at Edgbaston)
1st innings avg. score: 334/10
2nd innings avg. score: 349/10
3rd innings avg. score: 285/9
4th innings avg. score: 188/5
Wins
Batting 1st: 33%
Batting 2nd: 67%
Seamers took 80% of the wickets. Meanwhile, the top three batters registered only one of nine centuries but six of the 11 half-centuries.
Fantasy Tips of The Day
Joe Root has scored 2,016 runs at 39 against Australia – of which 1,139 at 42 have come at home. At Edgbaston, he has collected 669 runs at 61.
James Anderson and Stuart Broad have bagged 51 and 43 wickets respectively at the venue. Collectively, they have scalped 243 wickets against Australia, averaging 166 points per match.
Since his return to the side last year, Ben Duckett has slammed two centuries and four half-centuries in just six matches to aggregate 690 runs.
Nathan Lyon has picked 101 wickets versus England, 50 of which have come in England.
Meanwhile, Steve Smith has collected 3,044 runs at 60. In his last 10 innings in England, he registered one double-century, four hundreds, and three fifties.
No Australian batter has scored more runs than Usman Khawaja (1,621) since 2022. However, he has only one half-century to his credit in 14 innings in England.
Travis Head (486 runs) is the only player from either side to feature in the Best11 in four of the last five matches.
In his last five Tests against Australia, Broad dismissed David Warner as many as eight times.
Probable England & Australia Playing XIs
England Playing XI: Ben Duckett, Zak Crawley, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (c), Jonny Bairstow (wk), Moeen Ali, Stuart Broad, Ollie Robinson, James Anderson
Australia Probable XI: David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Cameron Green, Alex Carey (wk), Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Scott Boland
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