Due to bad light, the
fourth Test of the five-match Ashes Test series between England and Australia
ended in a draw at the Oval in London.
Because of this draw match, England
could not secure its first ever 4-0 Ashes series.
Scoring 111 runs for the
loss of six wickets in the second innings, the touring team Australia could
set a target of 227 off 44 overs for the victory. After coming to chase this
target, the home team scored 206-5 and they were very much close from victory. However,
the umpires had to stop the play at 7:36 p.m. last night due to bad weather.
Umpires’ decision had
undoubtedly broken the hearts of millions of people who were eagerly waiting to
see their home team’s biggest victory margin against the arch-rival team in
their home land. However, England
had to take the trophy after completing a 3-0 series win.
The 3-0 victory was England cricket
team’s biggest ever victory margin in Ashes since a 5-1 win in 1978-79 and in
1977 they got a 3-0 victory which is their best victory margin at home. It was
the last time Australia
failed to win a single match against its oldest foe.
This good performance has
put England above India into second place in the International
Cricket Council’s Test rankings which is lead by South Africa. On the other hand, Australia’s position has been slipped down to
fifth place behind Pakistan.
The former world number one team remained winless in their last nine Test
matches.
0 comments:
Post a Comment