Pat Cummins said it felt like his side ‘clinched one’ that ‘was out of our grasp’ at times after Australia took a 1-0 series lead over England with victory in a thrilling and evenly-matched first Ashes Test at Edgbaston.
Asked about England skipper Ben Stokes’s declaration before the end of play on the first day with wickets in hand, and if he would do the same, the Australia captain said: ‘Probably not, no’. Stokes said he saw his declaration as on opportunity to ‘pounce’.
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