The fourth Test of the 2023 Ashes between England and Australia will get underway on Wednesday, July 19 at Emirates Old Trafford in Manchester. The hosts have made a good comeback in the series, after losing the first two Test matches. They defeated Australia by three wickets in the third Test at Headingley, Leeds.
Batting first, the visitors put on 263 runs on the board, with Mitchell Marsh slamming a century. In response, England conceded a lead of 26 runs in the first innings. Australia couldn’t capitalise well on the score and were bowled out for 224 runs. England chased down the target on the back of Harry Brook and Chris Woakes’ valuable contributions. Mark Wood won the Player of the Match award for taking seven wickets and scoring 40 runs in the match.
Heading into the fourth Test, England has brought in James Anderson in the XI replacing Ollie Robinson. They will be hoping that the veteran pacer’s experience comes in handy for them in a must-win game.
Match Details:
Match: England (ENG) vs Australia (AUS), Fourth Test, Ashes 2023
Date: July 19 – July 23
Venue: Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester
Pitch Report:
Traditionally, Old Trafford offers favourable conditions for batting. The pitch allows the ball to come onto the bat well. The team that wins the toss is likely to bat first. 332 is the average first-innings total at the venue.
Weather Report:
There is some chance of rain on all five days of the fourth Ashes Test. The highest probability of rain is on the fifth day of the Test, i.e. Sunday.
Predicted Playing XIs:
England: Ben Duckett, Zak Crawley, Moeen Ali, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (C) Jonathan Bairstow, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood, Stuart Broad, James Anderson
Australia: David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Cameron Green, Alex Carey, Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins, Todd Murphy, Josh Hazlewood
Head-to-Head:
Australia and England have faced each other in 359 Test matches. Out of these 359 games, Australia has won 152 test matches. Whereas England has emerged as winners on 111 occasions.
Match Prediction
The Ashes 2023 is going on in full swing where Australia started with a bang and won two Tests. However, England were no less and they bounced back in the third game and earned their first point in the tournament. Now they will try to equal the series with another win in the fourth Test. And, Betway has also placed its odds in favour of the home team (2.87) instead of the visitors (2.68). Seeing this, an exciting game is expected to take place.
Dream11 Prediction: Top Player Picks
Captain: Joe Root
Vice-captain: Steve Smith
Wicketkeeper: Jonny Bairstow, Alex Carey
Batters: Usman Khawaja
All-rounders: Ben Stokes, Chris Woakes
Bowlers: Stuart Broad, Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins, Mark Wood
Squad:
England: Ben Stokes (captain), Moeen Ali, James Anderson, Jonny Bairstow, Stuart Broad, Harry Brook, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Dan Lawrence, Ollie Pope, Ollie Robinson, Joe Root, Josh Tongue, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood.
Australia: Pat Cummins, Marcus Harris, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis (wk), Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitch Marsh, Todd Murphy, Michael Neser, Matthew Renshaw, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, David Warner
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