Lubhalwe nguRazeen Gutta
Njengoba sekusele ama-runs angu-249 adingekayo ukuze izivakashi ziwine uchungechunge lwe-Ashes ngosuku lwesihlanu, abadlali badinga amawikhethi ayishumi ukufeza lokho – okuphoqa ukuthi bazimisele kakhulu emdlalweni wokugcina.
I-Australia ishaye amabhola angu-11 kuphela ukuhlula i-England kwiseshini yokuqala yangeSonto. UStuart Broad uqede umsebenzi wakhe wokushaya amagoli ayisithupha ngaphambi kokuthi uJimmy Anderson aphose ibhola ngaphambi kuka-Todd Murphy.
Manje, sekuyisikhathi sokuthi abadlali bekhilikithi base-England baphose ndawonye okokugcina.
Ukujaha ama-runs angu-384 kuqale kahle ngesikhathi uDavid Warner engena esikhaleni sikaBroad njengoba u-Usman Khawaja emjoyine ukuze bashaye amaphuzu angaphezu kwayikhulu ngaphandle kokuntengantenga.
UJoe Root kanye noMoeen Ali baphose ama-overs amaningi, nakuba ukuphosa nge-spin kungazange kubakhathaze abashaya kuqala ngendlela i-England ebilindele ngayo.
Ngemuva kokushaya ama-over ambalwa nguMark Wood imvula ibe isiqala ukuna; okuyinto eyake yenzeka e-Manchester futhi akukho okunye okuzokwenziwa e-The Oval.
Umdlalo uphele ngo-135/0 ngemuva kwama-overs angu-35 futhi ngendlela isimo esiyiso, ihora lokuqala ngoMsombuluko lingase liphinde liwujike umdlalo.
Sesilindele i-England ne-Australia emdlalweni wabo wokokugcina kuleli hlobo.
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