Australia captain Pat Cummins hit the winning runs to secure a 1-0 Ashes lead. (Photo: AFP)
BIRMINGHAM (UNITED KINGDOM) – Australia captain Pat Cummins led his side to a dramatic two-wicket win over England in the first Test at Edgbaston on Tuesday.
The Ashes holders were 209-7, still 72 runs shy of a victory target of 281, when fast bowler Cummins came in to bat after first-innings century-maker Usman Khawaja fell for a painstaking 65.
And after Alex Carey was out to leave Australia 227-8, the tourists still required another 54 more runs with Nathan Lyon the new batsman.
But the pair’s unbroken stand of 55 saw Australia home in a match to rival the tension of England’s two-run win in a celebrated 2005 Ashes clash at…
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