6 Aug 2019

Cricket: England loses first Ashes test to Australia

From Morning Report, 7:55 am on 6 August 2019

In cricket, England surrendered on the final day of the first Ashes Test, giving Australia a crushing 251-run win and a 1-0 lead in the series.

Needing to bat out the day to earn a draw - chasing 398 to win was never in the offing - England at one stage lost six wickets for 37 runs on the way to being bowled out for 146 at Edgbaston.

The BBC's Henry Moeran talks to Corin Dann.

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