Australia 107/3 in 30.0 Overs | England vs Australia Test Live Cricket Score, Ashes 2023: Usman Khawaja key as opening Test set for exciting finish – The Times of India

SESSION SUMMARY – 107 runs, 30 overs, 3 wickets. This tie has completely opened up in the last hour or so and the match hangs gingerly poised with both teams hopeful of their chances going into Day 5. Australia tried to be positive right through this inning as they looked to hunt down this target of 281 runs but may have played a few more deliveries than they would have liked. They came out after Tea to start their second inning with both the openers looking to accumulate the runs and not be bogged down. They forged a 61-run partnership in 109 deliveries and looked to be cruising then. David Warner, unfortunately, played at a ball that was moving away from him off the bowling of Ollie Robinson and nicked one through to Jonny Bairstow. Marnus Labuschagne played a few confident-looking shots but edged a beauty from Stuart Broad to the keeper. Things got better for England when Broad got the big wicket of Steven Smith and Bairstow claimed his third catch of the inning. Usman Khawaja has held one end though and he is unbeaten on 34 runs as he looks to play another important knock to bail his side out of trouble. Scott Boland came out as a nightwatchman and has managed to survive through to Stumps adding 13 runs to the total as well. The equation is now simple for Day 5. Australia need 174  runs for victory and England need to take 7 wickets to win this first Ashes Test match.