Nathan Lyon and Brendan Doggett offered resistance for more than six overs before Brydon Carse broke through, getting his third wicket. England have taken a 40-run lead and will now be keen to build on it in the second innings.

England's performance on the opening day of the first Test in Perth shows their preparation has been sufficient for the Ashes, says former assistant coach Paul Farbrace. Ben Stokes' side played England Lions - their reserve side in effect - in a three-day warm-up on a slow pitch at Lilac Hill last week and former players including Lord Botham,

England finally cracked it open after 6.2 overs this morning, and it didn’t come with any real drama, just 9 runs added before the last man folded. Stokes tossed the new day to Wood and Atkinson, but both kept it short and harmless, letting the batters ease along without a flutter.

The Australian media reacted poorly after Ben Stokes and England stormed back to seize an early Ashes advantage in the first Test in Perth

For the first time in a generation, England finally have the pace bowling to truly worry Australia down under, writes Stephan Shemilt.

Technically, they have been all in since the start of the 2024 summer, when Rob Key - and we're paraphrasing here - said relying on traditional English seamers was hot trash in overseas conditions, and change needed to come quick. That change was forcing James Anderson into retirement. But even the axing of a great only confirmed the concept.

Australia cricketer fumes over Usman Khawaja blunder in first Test – ‘beyond a joke’ - England, leading by 49 runs after day one, require one wicket to bowl Australia out in their first innings of the

PERTH, Australia (AP) — In a chaotic opening day of the Ashes, Ben Stokes won the toss and watched his team skittled for 172 before taking a five-wicket haul to give England a first-innings advantage Friday in the first cricket test.