Match Drawn – Australia lead the 05 match series 2 – 1

73rd Ashes Series 2023 – 04th Test – Manchester, Lancashire, England – concluded on the 05th & last day

Australia put into bat, 317 all out – ( 90.2 Overs ) Marnus Labuschagne 51, Mitchell Marsh 51, Travis Head 48, Steven Smith 41, Mitchell Starc 36no, David Warner 32, Alex Carey 20, Extras 14 – lost the first 05 wickets for the addition of 174 runs, the last 05 wickets fell for the addition of 63 runs – Christopher Woakes 5 / 62, Stuart Broad 2 / 68, Jonny Bairstow 03 victims & Marnus Labuschagne 111 ( 2×6, 10×4, 173 balls ), Mitchell Marsh 31no, David Warner 28 – lost the first 04 wickets for the addition of 76 runs – Marnus Labuschagne / Mitchell Marsh 103 runs for the 05th wicket – Mark Wood 3 / 27, Jonny Bairstow 03 victims.

England in reply, 592 all out – ( 107.4 Overs ) Zak Crawley 189 ( 3×6, 21×4, 182 balls ), Jonny Bairstow 99no, Joe Root 84, Harry Brook 61, Moeen Ali 54, Skipper Benjamin Stokes 51, Extras 35 – Zak Crawley / Moeen Ali 121 runs for the 02nd wicket, Zak Crawley / Joe Root 106 runs for the 03rd wicket, Harry Brook / Benjamin Stokes 86 runs for the 05th wicket – then lost 05 wickets for the addition of 89 runs – Jonny Bairstow / James Anderson 66 runs for the last wicket – Josh Hazlewood 5 / 126, Cameron Green 2 / 64, Mitchell Starc 2 / 137, Alex Carey 02 victims

Player of the Match : Zak Crawley – England

Rain curtailed play on the 04 day. The 05th & last day was washed out.