Hit them with pace. It was England’s masterplan for three years and it delivered in blood-curdling style, causing a jitteriness in Australian batsmen not seen for decades in an Ashes Test.

Adam Hollioake is best known for his time with Surrey and also captained England in One-Day Internationals, but he was declared bankrupt in 2011.

Coach Brendon McCullum believes his England team are ready for an Ashes series that could "define" them. England chose not to confirm their XI for the first Test in Perth, instead waiting for the toss on Friday, with the match starting at 02:20 GMT.

Recap Daily Mail Sport's  live blog for Day One of the first Ashes Test at Perth. Some nuggets of info you might have missed - Richard Gibson is out in Perth for us to sweep everything up. Tuck into Daily Mail Sport's Ashes Breakfast,

England reduce Australia to 123-9 after being rolled for 172 on 19-wicket opening day of first Ashes Test; Mitchell Starc takes Test-best 7-58 for Australia, including Joe Root (0) and Ben Stokes (6),

Funding agency Sport England says inactivity is costing £20bn a year as it calls for more investment in sport.

Smith had gone for a series of big shots, but played and missed on several occasions, was struck on both his elbow and hand, and survived after a top edge before being dismissed.

The Dragons' back-row will not feature against the All Blacks, having not been present at the captain's run at the Principality Stadium on Friday. Instead, Taine Plumtree will start at No. 8, with Morse brought onto the bench.

Bath centre Max Ojomoh is handed his biggest Test chance yet after England lose Fraser Dingwall to a side strain for Sunday's game against Argentina.