Australia romp to nine-wicket win and 1-0 lead
Nathan Lyon finally claimed his 400th Test wicket as another calamitous collapse from the visitors handed the hosts a comfortable win
07/12Result
1st Test, England tour of Australia at Brisbane, Dec 8-11 2021
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![England]( "England")
147 & 297 -
![Australia]( "Australia")
425 & 20/1 (5.1 ov)
Player of the Match
07/12Result
1st Test, England tour of Australia at Brisbane, Dec 8-11 2021
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![England]( "England")
147 & 297 -
![Australia]( "Australia")
425 & 20/1 (5.1 ov)
Player of the Match
Day 4
England docked five WTC points for slow over rates in Gabba Test
Players lose 100% of their match fees for falling five overs short; Travis Head fined 15% of his match fee for use of an audible obscenity
Gabba power failure causes TV broadcast blackout
The Test continued but very few were able to follow it for part of the morning session
'Huge asset' Cameron Green gives glimpse of his bowling impact
The allrounder claimed the key wicket of England captain Joe Root
Nathan Lyon savours the reward for his toil but is ready for more
The landmark took a while to arrive but then the wickets came in a rush
England's abysmal decade Down Under makes latest loss all too familiar
This match was lost in its first half hour, irrespective of "positives" Root says can be gleaned from the wreckage
Stats - England's win drought in Australia, Alex Carey's memorable debut
Also, Root's remarkable run-scoring spree continues, and, hey, where did the lbw go?
Australia to monitor Hazlewood fitness after 'minor' side strain
Pat Cummins expects David Warner to be fit for Adelaide Test after blow in the ribs
Root: 'We are not scared of a challenge'
"With these five-match series, it's really important that we don't feel too sorry for ourselves off the back of this defeat."
Day 3
Malan and Root put up big third-wicket stand as England fight back
Visitors end the third day of the first Test at 220 for 2 in their second innings, the deficit now down to 58 runs
Joe Root, Dawid Malan show what England may yet be capable of this series
After a torrid build-up, captain Root has shown a truck-load of fortitude to carry his side even this far
'I thought I would never play another Test again' - Dawid Malan
Batter's safety-first approach barely registered as a Test asset before his recall in August
Both sides brace for second new ball to play a part
England face tantalising prospect of setting a tricky target if they can weather Australia's next barrage
Missing technology continues to hamper Brisbane Test
There has been no Snicko available throughout the Test, to add to the lack of no-ball monitoring
Jack Leach, naked at the Gabba
Why did England pick a man they have usually handled so delicately to bowl at a spinners graveyard?
Nathan Lyon plays the long game in quest for 400 Test wickets
Spinner's climb towards latest milestone has been arduous
Day 2
Head century piles pain on England after Warner, Labuschagne fifties
Head thumped a century in a session after Robinson took two wickets in two balls after tea
Chastening day casts doubts on Jack Leach's further participation in the series
It would be no surprise if England field an all-seam attack for the rest of this series, relying only on Root's part-time spin
Travis Head grabs chance to make a place of his own
Batter produces the innings of his Test career in a thrilling final-session counterattack
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Ben Stokes knee injury leaves England with nervous wait
Star allrounder will be assessed overnight after hurting his knee while fielding
Ben Stokes in no-ball drama with front-foot technology broken
Under the ICC playing conditions the third umpire is meant to monitor the front line and relay any no-balls
Wood stands out as England tick all the wrong checkboxes
It's already feeling like a long series for Root's beleaguered men. And we're only two days in
David Warner rides his luck on way to 94
England left to ponder missed chances, no-balls and selection
Day 1
Rain intervenes after Pat Cummins rolls England for 147
England were given no chance at redemption with the ball after wet outfield and bad light combined to end the day's play
The bones to pick out of England's opening-day casseroling
Australia may be beginning a new Gabba chapter, but as far as the Ashes is concerned, it's already business as usual
Stats - A dream start for captain Cummins, a nightmare for Burns
Joe Root is one short of Don Bradman's unwanted record as an Ashes captain
Pat Cummins delighted that bowlers followed Ashes 'blueprint'
Hazlewood now has Root eight times in 14 Tests and Cummins seven times in 11
England 147 all out, and a five-for in the bag - Captain Cummins couldn't have asked for a better first day
"A dream start," he called it, and it really was, as Australia started the latest edition of the Ashes exactly as they would have wanted
Others
Stuart Broad disappointed but accepting of first-Test omission
Seamer says it wouldn't be right to "kick up a stink" over decision as he prepares for pink-ball Test
How many times have there been four captains in two successive Tests?
And what's the highest score made by an opener in a Test innings in which his partner made a duck?
Alex Carey takes occasion in his stride on Test debut
Team-mates unsurprised as Paine's replacement steps up with the gloves and bat
England's Ashes horror shows in Brisbane
A habit of making false starts at the Gabba threatened to undermine England once again
Who's the oldest bowler to take a five-for in a Test?
And where does Jimmy Anderson stand on that list?
Stuart Broad, James Anderson primed for second Test
Silverwood says seam duo are "fit and ready to go" ahead of Adelaide's pink-ball fixture
Cummins to 'keep leaning on' Paine as he begins Test captaincy stint
Warm up or go for the toss? "Maybe I'll just get here a bit earlier," says the premier quick
James Anderson sits out first Test with an eye on Adelaide pink-ball contest
England said there are no injury concerns around the quick bowler, and he was fit for selection
Australia still Ashes favourites, but lot on the line to begin high-stakes Pat Cummins era
The series will continually be stalked by Covid-19, but the chance to hold the urn aloft on home soil beckons
Khawaja or Head? Bailey has an answer but he isn't telling
Harris will open with Warner in the first Ashes Test, says the chief selector
A new era for Australia, an Ashes to define Root's England
After a bizarre build-up the Gabba is the scene for the opening act of a series full of unknowns
