The Ashes 2023: England defied by Usman Khawaja century
Australia are 82 runs behindEngland wasted chances and were defied by a classy century from Australia's Usman Khawaja on a riveting second day of the first Ashes Test at Edgbaston.
The renewal of Broad's battle with David Warner resulted in a 15th dismissal in Test cricket and, next ball, Broad sent Edgbaston into rapture by having Marnus Labuschagne brilliantly caught by Bairstow.But Khawaja stood firm, adding 81 with Travis Head, who made 50, and 72 with Cameron Green. Both Head and Green were removed by Moeen Ali on his return to Test cricket.
Stokes was relentlessly tinkering. Seven bowlers were employed in the first session, and the use of Harry Brook's medium pace inside the first hour stretched credulity. Smith was greeted by eight close catchers on his arrival. Khawaja is a beautifully languid player. When England's pace bowlers dropped short, he swivelled to pull. When Moeen was bowling, he chassed down the pitch to hit straight, twice for six.
England were electrifying in the morning session, using some favourable overhead conditions that even the home side could not have predicted when they surprisingly declared on Friday.
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