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England, leading by 49 runs after day one, require one wicket to bowl Australia out in their first innings of the first Test in Perth
England endured an ugly start to the most hotly anticipated Ashes series in years as they lost four early wickets – including their greatest run scorer Joe Root for a duck – with a fired-up Mitchell Starc claiming the first three in front of a packed-out Perth Stadium on day one of the first Test.
England seized a 49-run lead over Australia after a chaotic Ashes 2025-26 opener in Perth, with Ben Stokes' five-wicket burst capping a remarkable day where 19 wickets tumbled on a ferocious surface
Veteran quick Mitchell Starc was in devastating form, taking a career-best 7-58. But by the close, Ben Stokes was bouncing through Australian batters — and then the celebrations of his England team-mates — to bag 5-23 himself to ensure the visitors sleep well ahead of tomorrow’s second day, when Australia will resume on 123 for nine.
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Starc takes a career-best 7 wickets as Australia dismisses England for 172 on Day 1 of the Ashes
Mitchell Starc has taken a career-best seven wickets for 58 runs as Australia bundled England out for 172 despite losing the toss in the Ashes cricket series opener
Mitchell Starc's lethal bowling reduced England to a score of just 172 in the 1st innings as the veteran left-arm seamer scalped 7/58
Cricket's oldest rivalry resumed with a bang on Friday with 19 wickets falling in a superb day's play at Perth
The 2025/26 Ashes is underway, and what a day we were treated to with a century old record being smashed. An incredible 19 wickets fell on day one as the bowlers dominated the contest. That is the
The Australian media reacted poorly after Ben Stokes and England stormed back to seize an early Ashes advantage in the first Test in Perth
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