First Test, day one, Perth - England win toss and bat
Australia close on 123-9, 49 behind, as Stokes takes five wickets after tea
Archer removes Weatherald and Labuschagne before Carse takes huge wicket of Smith and dismisses Khawaja
Tourists bowled out for 172 as superb Starc claims career-best 7-58
Brook top scores for England with 52
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Simon Mann
BBC Test Match Special commentator
Carse has got another one! Khawaja's gloved it through to Jamie Smith, England have breached the dam now, England are on a high.
The game has turned around, this is everything England had hoped for coming into this Test match.
Khawaja c Smith b Carse 2 (Aus 31-4)
A vicious bouncer from Brydon Carse and Usman Khawaja is caught behind by wicketkeeper Jamie Smith. It's off his gloves.
England are pumped.
Only just waking up? The Ashes is already well and truly alive.
England have already been bowled out. Their batting was pretty poor to be dismissed for 172 in just 32.5 overs after choosing to bat.
But England's bowling has been superb. Jofra Archer dismissed debutant Jake Weatherald for a two-ball duck and then got Marnus Labuschagne for nine.
Brydon Carse then chipped in with the huge wicket of Australia's stand-in captain Steve Smith. He was caught at second slip.
England batting performance got off to a poor start when Zak Crawley was caught in the slips in the first over. They were three down inside an hour as Mitchell Starc (7-58) wreaked havoc with the new ball.
Harry Brook (52 off 61) and Ollie Pope (46 off 58) did some rebuilding but, with Starc in electric form, Brook dismissal sparked a collapse of the final five wickets falling for 12 runs.
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A fourth maiden of the day from Jofra Archer. The penultimate ball of the over nips away from Travis Head. Oooh hooo.
Simon Mann
BBC Test Match Special commentator
Travis Head is a world-class player but he's not in great form.
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Jofra Archer has bowled so well.
Well, well, this is nicely poised, isn't it? Lots of wickets on day one in Perth. Might be time to start making alternative plans for Sunday...
Two new batters in the middle for Australia in Travis Head (1) and Usman Khawaja (2).
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Steve Smith has had a tough old time out there. They've rattled him, Jofra Archer has been pinging balls at him but it's Brydon Carse, squares him up a little bit, simple catch for Harry Brook.
England have got themselves back into the game.
Simon Mann
BBC Test Match Special commentator
Smith is caught at second slip! England have done it again! Brydon Carse has got his first Test wicket in Australia!
Smith c Brook b Carse 17 (Aus 30-3)
Steve Smith is out! Harry Brook takes a simple catch at second slip and Brydon Carse has his wicket.
Smith departs for 17 off 49 balls and Australia are 30-3. England were 39-3, remember.
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JOFRA ARCHER YOU ABSOLUTE BEAUTY!
Rachel T, Lincoln
Jofra Archer is a truly terrific and terrifying bowler.
Rudy, Manchester
Simon Mann
BBC Test Match Special commentator
This is a real Test, Jofra Archer is bowling so well here, great pace.
Trail by 143
Steve Smith lets out a small chuckle as yet another Jofra Archer zinger beats his bat. He's leading a charmed life.
He has 17 (46), Archer has 2-7 from six overs.
Phil Tufnell
Former England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
Well bowled England, absolutely deserved that. He's tried to leave it, hit the back of the bat, then the elbow. Labuschagne has to go.
England deserve that.
Simon Mann
BBC Test Match Special commentator
Bowled him! Archer has bowled well in this spell. A painful one for Labuschagne.
Labuschagne b Archer 9 (Aus 28-2)
Off Marnus Labuschagne's elbow and into the stumps! Jofra Archer has his second wicket!
Out walks Usman Khawaja in the unfamiliar position of number four. He usually opens the batting for Australia but was off the field for too long in England's innings.
Phil Tufnell
Former England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
I'm happy with this, I do think England have been a bit unlucky. England have gotten much more out of this pitch than the Aussies did. The batters at the crease look rattled and they've really struggled to score.
Jonathan Agnew
BBC Chief Cricket Commentator on Test Match Special
Steve Smith has been very fortunate in this innings. There's been a lot of flailing and missing, he's going for very big shots.
Phil Tufnell
Former England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
Steve Smith has got away with that, genuine top edge. You can see he had his heart in his mouth.
A couple of boundaries from Steve Smith. The first is lovely, lapping up a shorter delivery and smacking it through point. The second is a touch fortunate, miscuing his attempted pull and finding a gap between two fielders.
Before too long, he's swinging and missing again. Australia's stand-in skipper has not settled, but he's still here.
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Crawley,caught Khawaja, bowled Starc Crawley, caught Khawaja, bowled Starc | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.00 |
Duckett,leg before wicket, bowled Starc Duckett, leg before wicket, bowled Starc | 21 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 105.00 |
Pope,leg before wicket, bowled Green Pope, leg before wicket, bowled Green | 46 | 58 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 97 | 79.31 |
Root,caught Labuschagne, bowled Starc Root, caught Labuschagne, bowled Starc | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.00 |
Brook,caught Carey, bowled Doggett Brook, caught Carey, bowled Doggett | 52 | 61 | 36 | 5 | 1 | 106 | 85.25 |
Stokes,bowled Starc Stokes, bowled Starc | 6 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 50.00 |
Smith,caught Green, bowled Starc Smith, caught Green, bowled Starc | 33 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 46 | 150.00 |
Atkinson,caught Smith, bowled Starc Atkinson, caught Smith, bowled Starc | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.00 |
Carse,caught Labuschagne, bowled Doggett Carse, caught Labuschagne, bowled Doggett | 6 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 66.67 |
Archer,not out Archer, not out | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.00 |
Wood,caught Carey, bowled Starc Wood, caught Carey, bowled Starc | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
Extras, no balls 2, wides 0, byes 0, leg byes 5, total 7 Extras, no balls 2, wides 0, byes 0, leg byes 5, total 7 | |||||||
Total,172 all out 32.5 overs Total,172 all out 32.5 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Starc | 12.5 | 4 | 58 | 7 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 4.51 |
Boland | 10.0 | 0 | 62 | 0 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6.20 |
Doggett | 7.0 | 1 | 27 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.85 |
Lyon | 2.0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.00 |
Green | 1.0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10.00 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
0 for 1 (0.6 overs) | Crawley |
33 for 2 (6.4 overs) | Duckett |
39 for 3 (8.5 overs) | Root |
94 for 4 (19.6 overs) | Pope |
115 for 5 (24.5 overs) | Stokes |
160 for 6 (29.5 overs) | Brook |
161 for 7 (30.1 overs) | Atkinson |
168 for 8 (31.5 overs) | Carse |
172 for 9 (32.4 overs) | Smith |
172 for 10 (32.5 overs) | Wood |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Weatherald,leg before wicket, bowled Archer Weatherald, leg before wicket, bowled Archer | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |
Labuschagne,bowled Archer Labuschagne, bowled Archer | 9 | 41 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 69 | 21.95 |
Smith,caught Brook, bowled Carse Smith, caught Brook, bowled Carse | 17 | 49 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 73 | 34.69 |
Khawaja,caught Smith, bowled Carse Khawaja, caught Smith, bowled Carse | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 33.33 |
Head,caught Carse, bowled Stokes Head, caught Carse, bowled Stokes | 21 | 35 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 63 | 60.00 |
Green,caught Smith, bowled Stokes Green, caught Smith, bowled Stokes | 24 | 50 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 65 | 48.00 |
Carey,caught Carse, bowled Stokes Carey, caught Carse, bowled Stokes | 26 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 43 | 100.00 |
Starc,caught Carse, bowled Stokes Starc, caught Carse, bowled Stokes | 12 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 100.00 |
Lyon,caught Duckett, bowled Carse Lyon, caught Duckett, bowled Carse | 4 | 21 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 19.05 |
Boland,caught Brook, bowled Stokes Boland, caught Brook, bowled Stokes | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |
Doggett,not out Doggett, not out | 7 | 30 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 23.33 |
Extras, no balls 2, wides 0, byes 0, leg byes 8, total 10 Extras, no balls 2, wides 0, byes 0, leg byes 8, total 10 | |||||||
Total,132 all out 45.2 overs Total,132 all out 45.2 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Archer | 9.0 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.22 |
Atkinson | 12.0 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.00 |
Wood | 8.0 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.62 |
Carse | 10.2 | 1 | 45 | 3 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4.35 |
Stokes | 6.0 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.83 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
0 for 1 (0.2 overs) | Weatherald |
28 for 2 (14.2 overs) | Labuschagne |
30 for 3 (15.5 overs) | Smith |
31 for 4 (17.2 overs) | Khawaja |
76 for 5 (29.1 overs) | Head |
83 for 6 (31.1 overs) | Green |
118 for 7 (35.6 overs) | Starc |
121 for 8 (37.4 overs) | Carey |
121 for 9 (37.6 overs) | Boland |
132 for 10 (45.2 overs) | Lyon |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Crawley,caught and bowled Starc Crawley, caught and bowled Starc | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.00 |
Duckett,caught Smith, bowled Boland Duckett, caught Smith, bowled Boland | 28 | 40 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 87 | 70.00 |
Pope,caught Carey, bowled Boland Pope, caught Carey, bowled Boland | 33 | 57 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 91 | 57.89 |
Root,bowled Starc Root, bowled Starc | 8 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 72.73 |
Brook,caught Khawaja, bowled Boland Brook, caught Khawaja, bowled Boland | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |
Stokes,caught Smith, bowled Starc Stokes, caught Smith, bowled Starc | 2 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 18.18 |
Smith,caught Carey, bowled Doggett Smith, caught Carey, bowled Doggett | 15 | 25 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 60.00 |
Atkinson,caught Doggett, bowled Boland Atkinson, caught Doggett, bowled Boland | 37 | 32 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 61 | 115.63 |
Carse,caught Carey, bowled Doggett Carse, caught Carey, bowled Doggett | 20 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 100.00 |
Archer,caught Smith, bowled Doggett Archer, caught Smith, bowled Doggett | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 166.67 |
Wood,not out Wood, not out | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 400.00 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 0, byes 1, leg byes 11, total 12 Extras, no balls 0, wides 0, byes 1, leg byes 11, total 12 | |||||||
Total,164 all out 34.4 overs Total,164 all out 34.4 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Starc | 12.0 | 1 | 55 | 3 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4.58 |
Boland | 11.4 | 2 | 33 | 4 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2.82 |
Doggett | 9.0 | 0 | 51 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5.66 |
Green | 2.0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.50 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
0 for 1 (0.5 overs) | Crawley |
65 for 2 (16.2 overs) | Duckett |
76 for 3 (18.3 overs) | Pope |
76 for 4 (18.6 overs) | Brook |
76 for 5 (19.2 overs) | Root |
88 for 6 (24.4 overs) | Stokes |
104 for 7 (27.1 overs) | Smith |
154 for 8 (33.1 overs) | Carse |
160 for 9 (33.5 overs) | Archer |
164 for 10 (34.4 overs) | Atkinson |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Head,caught Pope, bowled Carse Head, caught Pope, bowled Carse | 123 | 83 | 39 | 16 | 4 | 136 | 148.19 |
Weatherald,caught Duckett, bowled Carse Weatherald, caught Duckett, bowled Carse | 23 | 34 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 56 | 67.65 |
Labuschagne,not out Labuschagne, not out | 51 | 49 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 86 | 104.08 |
Smith,not out Smith, not out | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 50.00 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 4, byes 1, leg byes 1, total 6 Extras, no balls 0, wides 4, byes 1, leg byes 1, total 6 | |||||||
Total,205 for 2 28.2 overs Total,205 for 2 28.2 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Archer | 8.0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5.62 |
Atkinson | 9.0 | 1 | 61 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 6.77 |
Carse | 5.2 | 0 | 44 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8.25 |
Wood | 3.0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7.66 |
Stokes | 2.0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9.00 |
Root | 1.0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12.00 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
75 for 1 (11.3 overs) | Weatherald |
192 for 2 (26.5 overs) | Head |