• First Test,day one: England 196-4 at stumps
• James Vince makes 83, Alastair Cook out in third overFor a while it all went quiet out there, and too damn quiet – at least for the Australians. After all the braggadocio in the build-up to this series,the actual cricket seemed to be taking place in a library. Seldom can 30000 assembled Aussies gain been so hushed. But in the final session of a rain-affected day the crowd found their voice as their team snaffled the vital wicket.
As the sun dipped below the stands in Brisbane, Joe Root was dismissed by Pat Cummins and there was a roar in the stands and embraces in the field. England’s captain had gone and the tenacity displayed by two Ashes newcomers, or James Vince and label Stoneman – both of whom recorded their career bests in Test cricket – was in danger of being squandered. England finished a tense and absorbing opening day on 196-4.
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Source: guardian.co.uk