The Ashes 2023: Australia wins the toss and chooses to bowl first
The 5th Test Match of the Ashes has started and Australia won the toss. Australian fans wanted Australia to bat first because they wanted their start batsman Steve Smith to bat in the first innings. But they have chosen to bowl first. It will be interesting to see this final Test match. England has nothing to lose, and for Australia, this is the only chance to win the Test series. Will England be able to save their pride, or Australia will be taking the ashes of England’s pride to Australia?
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Australia won the toss
This is the first time Australia has won the toss in the series. Bowling first can be tricky sometimes, but there is no doubt that Australians always have a reason behind a decision.
Australian Squad
Usman Khawaja
Marnus Labuschagne
Travis Head
Mitchell Marsh
Alex Carey
Mitchell Starc
Pat Cummins (captain)
Todd Murphy
Josh Hazlewood
English Squad
Zak Crawley
Ben Duckett
Moeen Ali
Joe Root
Harry Brook
Ben Stokes (captain)
Jonny Bairstow
Chris Woakes
Mark Wood
Stuart Broad
James Anderson
Australia has retained the Ashes since 2017, and this year also they are going to retain it due to their outstanding performance in the first two Test matches. Now they only need to ensure that they continue to win the last match, in order to win the series. So that they can prove to everyone that, even if England has won the 4th Test, then also Australia has won the series.
Live Streaming details
In India, the live streaming of the 5th Test match can be caught on the Sony Liv App.
Venue
The Oval, London is the venue for the 5th and the last Test match.
Undoubtedly this has been a great Ashes series till now. But the final match still has a lot to offer.
