Ashes Day One Live: England started a nightmare after winning the toss and batting first as Rory Burns fell to Mitchell Starc’s first ball of the series, before David Malan and Joe Root faced Josh Hazlewood in Brisbane.
Ashes Running at the Gabba in the early hours of Wednesday Brisbane – Down Under his first Test win in more than 10 years with England.
That win came in Andrew Strauss’s 3–1 series win in 2010–11, the last time Australia had experienced such heat.
wet weather gives Joe RootThe ball is expected to swing and seam higher than usual in Australia, but parts of the first Test are at risk of being washed away by rain.
Then it is important that England get off to a good start on the first day, with the toss taking place at 11.30am GMT before the 12 noon start.
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