'Dismal' - how the Aussie papers reacted to day one
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The Australian media has been cutting in its analysis of day one of the first Test in Perth.
The West Australian, the paper that fired shots at Ben Stokes and Joe Root before the series, said the hosts' batters were in "total disarray".
The Sydney Morning Herald compared Australia's performance to England's during the 2013-14 whitewash when Mitchell Johnson ran through the tourists.
"Johnson terrorised an ageing England team, Australia's band of veterans is facing a similarly frightful ordeal against one of the fastest pace battalions the old enemy has sent to these shores," the paper said.
Code Sports and the famous Brisbane Courier Mail, meanwhile, said opener Usman Khawaja's career is "on the brink" after he fell for two.
Khawaja, 38, was also unable to open the batting because of the time he earlier spent off the field with a back spasm.
The Age said Khawaja's inability to open was a "sign of things to come in a dismal Australian batting display".