Overview
- Australia fell to 72 for 4 by lunch and were all out for 152 on day one after Ben Stokes elected to field.
- Josh Tongue led England with 5 for 45, dismissing Jake Weatherald, Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith in an incisive opening burst, as Gus Atkinson removed Travis Head and later struck again.
- Cameron Green’s run-out for 17 sparked a late collapse in which the last four wickets added nine runs and the final three fell without scoring.
- Australia followed through on a rare no-spinner plan, recalling Jhye Richardson to join Mitchell Starc, Scott Boland and Michael Neser, with Steve Smith returning to captain.
- England replaced the injured Jofra Archer with Atkinson and brought in Jacob Bethell for Ollie Pope, while Alex Carey, who started 128 short of Adam Gilchrist’s calendar-year mark, made 20.