Australia completed a stunning fightback at Edgbaston to take a 1-0 Ashes lead and collect 24 points in the World Test Championship. With this win, the Aussie go to the top of the World Test Championship points table and hold a commanding 24-point lead over everybody. This is the first time since 2001 that Australia have won a match at Edgbaston in any format of the game.

Australia conquered Edgbaston, inflicted a thumping 251-run win over England courtesy Nathan Lyon (6-49) and Pat Cummins (4-32) bowling heroics. Lyon is just three wickets away from going third all-time on the Australian Test wicket-taking list and shows absolutely no signs of slowing down.

Nathan Lyon was praised by the cricket fraternity for his outstanding bowling but the Big Bash League franchise Sydney Sixers' "Lyon King" video tribute to the star spinner was hailed as the “highlight of the day” by fans on Twitter.

Here is the video:


With a 1-0 lead secured, Australia are only a small step towards their ultimate goal. The Ashes series now heads to Lord's with the second Test starting August 14. Before then, Australia travel to Worcester for a three-day tour match.

In a match in which the momentum see-sawed both ways on a number of occasions, England started Day 5 chasing a daunting target of 398 with 10 wickets in hand.

Cummins dismissed Woakes to hand Australia a 1-0 lead as they look to defend their Ashes crown.

Interestingly, the last time Australia started an Ashes in England with a win at Edgbaston was when they were being led by current team mentor Steve Waugh in 2001. That was also the last time they won the Ashes away from home.

Brief scores: 1st innings: Australia: 284 all out (Steve Smith 144, Broad 5/86); England: 374 all out (Rory Burns 133, Nathan Lyon 3/112); 2nd innings: Australia: 487/7 declared (Steve Smith 144, Matthew Wade 110, Ben Stokes 3/85); England: 146 all out (Chris Woakes 37, Nathan Lyon 6/49, Pat Cummins 4/32).