Australia requires 172 with 7 wickets remaining to Win Ashes Opener

England which had a given a target of 590 to Australia (215 and 375) is facing the second innings of the visitors after their first innings score of 280.

Australia at this point in time is 138/3 and requires 173 to win with seven wickets remaining.

Earlier, England's Ian Bell scored 109 as England was dismissed for 375 in its second innings. Bell shared a seventh-wicket stand of 139 with Broad, who made 65.

Chris Rogers was out for 52 after Ed Cowan was dismissed for 14 by Joe Root with the final ball before tea on day four at Trent Bridge in Nottingham. Opener Shane Watson was trapped leg-before-wicket by Stuart Broad for 46.

At this time MJ Clarke (14) and Smith (4) are on the crease.

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England vs Australia: 1st Investec Test - Ashes 2013 | Watch Live Free Streaming - 10-14 July

The 1st Investec Test between the visiting Australian cricket team and hosts England begins at Trent Bridge, Nottingham from Wednesday today 10 July till 14th July.

The Ashes series that begins today, will spread over ten test matches  which will end in Sydney in early January. Although, England and Australia are only ranked three and four in the world, but it will be captivating to watch these two teams playing for the love of sports of cricket.

Ever wondered why we call this sporting event as Ashes?  Well BBC sums it very well:

Following England's first defeat by Australia on home soil at The Oval in August 1882, the Sporting Times carried a mock obituary of English cricket, which concluded that: "The body will be cremated and the ashes taken to Australia."

A sporting obsession was born and Ivo Bligh, England captain at the time, pledged to win back "the Ashes" on the return tour to Australia a few weeks later.

As for the pitch and weather conditions, both attacks are bracing themselves for a demanding bowling experience on a benign surface in what for England are comparatively warm conditions. Chris Read, the Nottinghamshire captain and former England keeper, has warned that traditional swing and seam has been less prominent this summer. Expect big first-innings scores, bags of reverse swing and spin and Broad turning red in the heat faster than most, reports cricinfo.

The likely opposing squads are as under:

England squad
AN Cook*, JM Anderson, JM Bairstow, IR Bell, TT Bresnan, SCJ Broad, ST Finn, G Onions, KP Pietersen, MJ Prior†, JE Root, GP Swann, IJL Trott

Australia squad
MJ Clarke*, BJ Haddin†, AC Agar, JM Bird, EJM Cowan, JP Faulkner, RJ Harris, PJ Hughes, UT Khawaja, NM Lyon, JL Pattinson, CJL Rogers, PM Siddle, SPD Smith, MA Starc, MS Wade†, DA Warner, SR Watson

Umpires Aleem Dar and HDPK Dharmasena

The match is scheduled on Wednesday 10 July to 14th July daily at (10:00 GMT) | at Trent Bridge, Nottingham.

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