Stumps report
Ali Martin’s report from Adelaide Oval is here:
Here’s how to orchestrate an Ashes comeback.
The controversy:
And Barney with the day one analysis on Jofra Archer:
That’s my cue to get out of here, thanks for your company and comments on what turned out to be an absorbing if lackadaisical day of cricket.
BIG DAY TOMORROW!
Goodbye.
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Stumps: Australia 326-8
That’s yer lot. An absorbing and hot day of cricket comes to a close in Adelaide. Australia played a series of poor shots to keep gifting England wickets, immediately after lunch the hosts were 94 for 4. Khawaja and Carey dug in for Australia with the latter going to an emotional century on his home ground.
Australia won the toss and won’t have counted on losing eight wickets on a belter of a wicket. England picked them up with a mixture of luck and design, their Ashes series hinges on whether they can knock over the tail sharply in the morning and put in a performance with the bat on what promises to be a scorcher in more ways than one.
Jofra Archer led the England attack with 3 for 29, he was by far the most potent and miserly of the bowling attack. Brydon Carse and Josh Tongue were patchy but kept going in the heat and Will Jacks had little control and got milked for a ton but also claimed two wickets. Both sides not performing at their best on day one, it is tantalisingly poised for day two.
83rd over: Australia 322-8 (Starc 33, Lyon 0)
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