Summary

Live Reporting

by Mike Peter

  1. Simon Mann
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    Starc is the man this morning.

  2. Glenn McGrath
    Ex-Australia bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    Joe Root will be remembered as a great player, he's already played over 180 Test matches, the stats in themselves are quite incredible.

    If he doesn't score a century here in Australia, it will always be a mark held against him.

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

    Mitchell Starc has found his rhythm, he's just gliding down and releasing the ball.

    Here comes the big moment of the series.

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    Duckett lbw b Starc 21 (Eng 33-2)

    Starc dismisses Duckett lbw for 21 as another early England wicket falls

    It's out, clattering into Ben Duckett's leg stump! He has to trudge off for 21 off 20 balls.

    Here he comes... Rooooooooooooooooot. Inside 40 minutes of day one. Sounds about right.

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

    That's really full.

  6. England review

    HUGE appeal from Mitchell Starc for lbw and Ben Duckett is given out!

    He's sending it upstairs. My finger was up.

  7. Phil Tufnell
    Former England spinner on BBC Two

    Full again, that's when you can really look to punish, that was fuller than a half volley. That's when you can afford to play the expansive shots.

  8. Eng 30-1

    I was just about to say that Ben Duckett is looking quite comfortable...

    He's lapping up the full deliveries from Scott Boland, driving another for four, but he's not putting his waft away and it's a bit nerve-jangling. Alex Carey goes up enthusiastically for caught behind but Steve Smith ignores him.

  9. How's stat?!

    Soham Sarkhel
    CricViz analyst

    Mitchell Starc's first over had an average speed of 146.2kph (90.8mph). That is the quickest first over of an Ashes series in the ball-tracking era.

  10. Eng 23-1

    Ollie Pope drives into the covers for three, the ball grinding to a halt in the outfield.

    Ben Duckett flicks behind for four.

    Mitchell Starc flashes a couple of deliveries past the edge of Duckett's bat.

    A good tussle.

  11. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC Chief Cricket Commentator on Test Match Special

    That's the best timed stroke we've seen so far. England can just breathe a little now.

  12. Eng 16-1

    That will settle a few jitters! Ben Duckett guides Scott Boland through mid-on and away for four - the first boundary of the series.

    Two balls later, he shoulders arms. That's two leaves inside four overs from the opener.

    Never fear, he's back to his usual self for the final ball of the over, this time driving through mid-off for four.

    All of England's runs have come off Boland's bowling.

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  14. Eng 6-1

    Mitchell Starc, bowling in the mid to high-80s in this opening burst, has started with back-to-back maidens.

  15. How's stat?!

    Andy Zaltzman
    Test Match Special statistician

    That's the third best start in an Ashes series that England have had in Australia the past five tours.

  16. Eng 6-1

    Oh deary me, this has been a nervy start from England. Ollie Pope edges towards the slips but it drops just short of Australia captain Steve Smith.

    Bowler Mitchell Starc is sat on the floor. He requires a new shoe.

  17. How's stat?!

    Srinivas Vijaykumar
    Cricviz analyst

    Mitchell Starc strikes again in the first over of an innings. Starc now has 24 wickets in the first over of an innings, more than any bowler since his Test debut.

    Most wickets in the first over of the innings (since Starc's debut):

    • Mitchell Starc - 24
    • James Anderson - 19
    • Kemar Roach - 10
    • Stuart Broad, Trent Boult and Tim Southee - all 9

  18. Eng 6-1

    Scott Boland opens with an absolute beauty - he's getting the ball to nip around!

    Ben Duckett drops the ball into the covers and dashes through for a single - England are on the board - and Ollie Pope also gets off the mark, running three off a big old edge.

    Six off the over.

  19. Scott Boland will share the new ball.

    Ollie Pope has joined Ben Duckett in the middle.

  20. Phil Tufnell
    Former England spinner on BBC Two

    Decent bit of bowling from Starc, there's that bounce for you. It was a good length but it just climbed on Crawley. No foot movement really, feet straight down the pitch, bit of a waft really.

    We've been talking about it, at least we've gone five balls without an incident.