Australian national cricket team’s star batsman Marnus Labuschagne and England national cricket team’s paceman Brydon Kearse had a heated exchange in the opening match of the Ashes 2025-26 series.
The first match of the highly anticipated Ashes series is currently underway at Perth Stadium, with the Australian and England national cricket teams battling it out in midfield.
Marnus Labuschagne and Brydon Kurth have an argument
The Ashes are known to be hot and have produced some of the most memorable moments that have entertained cricket fans over the years.
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Ashes 2025-26 was no exception, with players from Australia and England clashing at Perth Stadium on the first day of the series.
The incident took place after the last ball of the 12th over, bowled by pacer Brydon Kearse. On the last ball of the over, Kase sent a short length pass to Marnus Labuschagne who let the ball pass.
Brydon Kearse then threw words back at Marnus Labuschagne and lunged at the bowlers when things got ugly in the middle.
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Watch video: Marnus Labuschagne and Brydon Kearse clash in Perth
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England leave with 172 points
Ben Stokes’ team won the toss and elected to bat first in the match. They got off to a terrible start losing the first over for a duck to Zac Crawley, but from there on they fought hard.
Harry Brook, Ollie Pope, Jamie Smith and Ben Duckett were the only batsmen who played decently and looked good in the middle order, but the rest struggled. The bowler who troubled the England team the most was veteran Mitchell Starc.
Mitchell Starc returned with career-best figures of 7/58 as Australia defeated the England team for 172 in 32.5 overs.
After the innings, former England bowler Alex Hartley expressed his disappointment at the poor batting show of the England team. However, she was quick to praise Mitchell Starc’s exceptional bowling performance in Perth. Speaking on BBC Radio 5 Sport Extra, she said:
“It was disappointing. Being bowled out in the 33rd over was terrible. England just fell into the pile and Australia came out on top. You can’t take anything away from Mitchell Starc’s innings. What a performance.”
Meanwhile, former England captain Michael Vaughan said he was furious at the England team’s display of brainless buzzball. he said:
“It was a brainless buzz ball. If you look at the last dismissal, it was six in England. Here in Australia, the boundaries are maximum size and they have to think about the shots they are playing.”