BREAKING: Australia win thrilling opening Ashes Test at Edgbaston

Australia took a 1-0 lead in the Ashes series against England with a thrilling two-wicket win in the opening Test at Edgbaston in Birmingham on Tuesday.

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Australia were struggling at 227/8, still 54 runs shy of a victory target of 281, when skipper Pat Cummins was joined in the middle by tailender Nathan Lyon.

But the pair’s unbroken stand of 55 saw Australia, who finished on 282/8, home with Cummins hitting the winning boundary to finish on 44 not out.

The second – of five – Tests will take place at Lord’s in London from 28 June to 2 July.

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