Australia vs. England First Ashes Test Day 1
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The Australian media reacted poorly after Ben Stokes and England stormed back to seize an early Ashes advantage in the first Test in Perth
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.
Ben Stokes and his England lineup won that test at The Oval in South London but it wasn’t enough to reclaim the Ashes from the Aussies, who won the first two tests and drew the fourth in a five-match series to retain the old urn.
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
For the first time in a generation, England finally have the pace bowling to truly worry Australia down under, writes Stephan Shemilt.
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