21-11-2025 11:19 via theguardian.com

Ashes begins with a bang after 19 wickets on dramatic day one give England early edge

1st Test D1: England 172; Australia 123-9Hosts close 49 behind after ball-dominated day in PerthThe opening day of this Ashes series has set an absurdly high bar for what is to come. England played their supporters back at home, a collapse to 172 all out like waking up to a horse’s head in the bed, only for Ben Stokes and his stable of quicks to deliver a more telling statement of their own.If they did not know it before, Australia are now well aware that this is a very different England s
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