ENG vs AUS Day 1: The fifth and the last test match of The Ashes 2023 is here! Australia with a 2-1 lead have already defended the Cup when the 4th test was washed out by rain but they would want to win the Ashes in England by winning the ENG vs AUS 5th test to be played in Kennington Oval, London. The weather here is forecasted to be overcast today so let’s discuss in detail the ENG vs AUS Day 1 Weather Forecast and Pitch Report of Kennington Oval, London (England).
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A lot of drama, a lot of action, wins and losses, Ashes this year was probably the best! England and Australia, both would like to end this journey on a happy note and this match also is a battle of respect for England.
It has been a tradition for England to reveal their starting lineup a day prior to the test, and they are going to deploy the same lineup as they had in the last test. However, there is some suspense around Australia’s lineup as Cummins is only going to reveal the starting lineup at the toss.
A victory for England won’t only result in an even series, additionally, it will provide them all the room on how they construct the conclusion of this greatly memorable Ashes series, which will go down in history as one of the strangest yet finest editions of the fabled rivalry.
Australia lead the Ashes series 2-1. England feel they should have been up 3-1. The urn has been retained by Australia. England believes they were robbed of it. At The Oval, Australia is aiming for a decisive victory. At The Oval, England is aiming for a moral win. For the first time in 22 years, Australia is attempting to clinch a whole series in England. Even if they don’t believe in winning or losing, England wants to take away that accomplishment from them. That’s the Ashes for you, after all!
Down below is the ENG vs AUS Day 1 Weather Forecast and Pitch Report of Kennington Oval, London
ENG vs AUS Day 1 Weather Forecast
The Ashes 2023 (Australia tour of England) | England vs Australia 5th Test match is being played at Kennington Oval, London (England) from July 27 to July 31 starting at 10:30 AM Local and 3:00 PM IST.
ACCORDING TO WEATHER.COM, the weather is predicted to be overcast throughout the day but tends to be clear in the last few hours. As the weather websites show there are minimal chances of rain for Day 1 which would make it a good Day 1 for a test match like this. A 12% chance of rain is predicted earlier in the day which peeks to 37% at noon and drops to 9% later in the day. It hopefully ain’t going to interrupt the match. The Temperature in the morning is expected to be around 19° C and rise up to 22° C in the evening.
Winds with a speed of around 20KMPH will gust towards the West-South West. Humidity will also stay at the average rate of 80% (around 90% in the morning and falls to 70% in the evening). So, the possibilities of rain are always there when it is England but we can hope for a pretty healthy and decent ENG vs AUS day 1 of the 4th test match.
ENG vs AUS Day 1 Pitch Report
The Oval cricket ground’s pitch normally favors batsmen, the surface although has good bounce and pace, later in the game, may start to aid the bowlers. Usually, the team that wins the toss chooses to bat first.
The grounds staff anticipates the pitch to be roughly similar to the one we witnessed during the WTC Final about two months ago. Travis Head, Steve Smith, and Virat Kohli all showed how effective that pitch was for scoring runs despite having a lot of bounce and carry. If the playing surface is similar, Mark Wood will once again be the main threat to the visiting team. The grounds crew anticipates a rainy start to the proceedings as rain is predicted during the night before the game.
For more details head to ICC’s official website.