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by Elizabeth Botcherby, Timothy Abraham & George Booth

  1. Aus 504-9

    Brydon Carse looks weary as he runs in to bowl his 28th over. Scott Boland takes two.

    At the change of ends, the camera picks out England head coach Brendon McCullum directing traffic from the changing room.

  2. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    This is a tailender's dream. You used to dream about days like this batting in a Test match.

  3. Aus 502-9

    Hello there, Steph. Welcome to doom-monger central!

    Tell you who isn't feeling doom-and-gloomy, the Australia fans in the ground. Brendan Doggett's boundary to take Australia passed 500 has just been greeted by a HUGE roar.

    Australia lead by 168 runs.

  4. Stephan Shemilt
    BBC Sport chief cricket reporter in Brisbane

    Mitchell Starc's twilight spell on day one began at 18:02 local time, 08:02 in the UK.

  5. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

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    The way Australia are going it is only another hour until tea.

    That will be the perfect scenario, Mitchell Starc can have half an hour rest to put his feet up and then him with the pink ball under the lights.

    He is the world's best bowler with the pink ball.

  6. Aus 496-9

    Lead by 162 runs

    So, Australia are still batting at drinks in the second session. Who had that on their bingo card at 4am?

    Scott Boland has 16 (57) and Brendan Doggett has 4 (9).

    Three of England's pacers have bowled more than 25 overs, Ben Stokes has bowled 24.

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    Boland has faced 50 balls. Barring Root and Crawley no one else faced that many from ours. We need to stay there longer.

    SG, Darlington

  8. Michael Vaughan
    Former England captain on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Nathan Lyon, I believe, has been told he will play at the Adelaide Oval.

    Pat Cummins will come in for maybe Brendan Doggett.

    Will Mitchell Starc play all five Tests?

  9. Aus 495-9

    Jamie Smith is stood up to the stumps, flanked by Harry Brook to his right and Joe Root to his left. Ollie Pope is under a helmet.

    Scott Boland and Brendan Doggett collect a single apiece.

  10. Aus 493-9

    Brendan Doggett runs two to get off the mark. The doom-monger in me is delighted to inform you that he has a first-class high score of 49.

  11. Michael Vaughan
    Former England captain on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

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    What an innings from Mitchell Starc!

    Ben Duckett and Ben Stokes looked like they were going to collide. I know who would have come out best in that confrontation.

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    Starc c Stokes b Carse 77 (Aus 491-9)

    Got him! (Just).

    Brydon Carse returns to the attack and strikes with his second ball.

    Mitchell Starc skied it to mid-off, Ben Stokes and Ben Duckett give chase from opposite directions, and Stokes keeps his composure to take the catch and avoid a collision.

    Starc departs for a brilliant 77 (141).

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    Come on England! I got up at 4am to watch this!

    Big Rog, South Milford

    Losing hope, Rog?

  14. Simon Mann
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    This is so good from Australia. They are just batting, batting time.

    It is something called common sense. This is what I have seen work in Australia so often.

  15. Aus 491-8

    Mitchell Starc received a bit of attention on his right elbow at the end of the previous over after being struck by a Brydon Carse throw.

    He's ok to continue and ticks off another single.

    England crowd Scott Boland with close-in fielders but he sees off another two balls.

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    Andy Zaltzman
    Test Match Special statistician

    Mitchell Starc's achievement of a five-wicket haul and a 50 in the first innings of an Ashes Test is only the fifth time that has been done.

  17. Aus 490-8

    Lead by 156 runs

    Four through mid-off, another up and over mid-on... Mitchell Starc is into the 70s and grinning behind his grille.

    There's also a wide and a huge swing and miss thrown in there before he takes a quick single off the final delivery to keep the strike.

    Australia's lead has passed 150.

  18. Stephan Shemilt
    BBC Sport chief cricket reporter in Brisbane

    The depressing thing about how easy Mitchell Starc is making batting look right now is how hard Mitchell Starc will make batting look a little later on.

  19. Michael Vaughan
    Former England captain on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    In the history of Test cricket, has there ever been a time where at the end of game two, the presentation party has announced the man of the match and the man of the series?

    They might as well give it Mitchell Starc now.

  20. Aus 480-8

    The final ball of Will Jacks' seventh over beats Scott Boland's bat. He responds by shadow batting a drive into the off side.

    Boland has two first-class half-centuries on his CV...