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  1. How's stat?!

    Andy Zaltzman
    Test Match Special statistician

    Ben Stokes currently has the best bowling figures by an England captain in a Ashes series.

  2. Phil Tufnell
    Former England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    Yesterday was almost like you'd shaken a fizzy drink. Everyone was so up for it but they all exploded.

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

    England haven't yet done what they need to do.

  4. Aus 132-9

    A decent shot from Brendan Doggett, driving Mark Wood into the covers and picking up a single.

    Meanwhile, out around the cricketing world, Sam Konstas has been dismissed for 43 on day one of New South Wales' Sheffield Shield game against Tasmania, while England under-19s' spinners starred as they beat their West Indian counterparts in the third ODI of their series.

  5. Phil Tufnell
    Former England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    They need to bring in the Jof.

  6. Aus 131-9

    Brendan Doggett adds three more runs off Gus Atkinson's over, with Australia now trailing England by 41 runs.

  7. How's stat?!

    Andy Zaltzman
    Test Match Special statistician

    Ben Stokes' 5-23, assuming he doesn't bowl again, are the best figures for England against Australia for a fifth bowler or lower since 1904, when Bernard Bosanquet took 6-51.

  8. Aus 128-9

    This is really tough work for a tailender.

    Brendan Doggett mistimes a Mark Wood delivery into the air on the off side, seeing it drop safely, then skews an inside edge past his stumps, taking a single and retaining the strike.

  9. Phil Tufnell
    Former England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    Mark Wood just hasn't quite found his line yet today.

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

    That was a real reflex catch, tough one.

  11. dropped catch

    Doggett dropped on two

    Pope drops 'very difficult chance' to dismiss Doggett for two at short leg

    Tough chance!

    Brendan Doggett fends off Mark Wood's delivery with the ball flying swiftly towards Ollie Pope at short leg.

    Pope gets a finger tip on the ball just above the ground, but can't snaffle the catch.

  12. Stephan Shemilt
    BBC Sport chief cricket reporter in Perth

    Will Jacks, Jacob Bethell and Matthew Potts have left England’s squad on day two of the first Ashes Test to join England Lions’ game against a Cricket Australia XI at Lilac Hill.

    The trio were left out of the XI for the series opener and have been added to a Lions’ game that began on Friday.

    Somerset wicketkeeper-batter James Rew, who was in the England squad for the Test against Zimbabwe in May, has moved in the opposite direction to provide fielding cover at Perth Stadium.

    Off-spinner Shoaib Bashir and pace bowler Josh Tongue, also left out of the England team for the first Test, have remained with the Ashes squad.

    England do not play between the first Test and second Test in Brisbane, with a Lions team travelling to Canberra to play a two-day pink-ball match against the Prime Minister’s XI.

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    The benefit of new born twins, guaranteed alarm, and you can’t sleep through. If you missed the opening morning, try this in four years' time.

    Tim F, Dorchester

  14. Aus 126-9

    Gus Atkinson takes the ball at the other end and Brendan Doggett pushes his fourth delivery through point for two - his first runs in Test cricket.

  15. Srinivas Vijaykumar
    CricViz analyst

    Australia were poor when they looked to defend yesterday. They played 60% false shots (31% play & missed and 29% edges) while looking to play defensive shots. On average the false shots for Australia at home in the last three seasons with defensive shots is 23% - far lower than the 60% yesterday.

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

    Glenn McGrath reckons that the clouds don't mean anything in Australia.

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    Half expected the Aussies to declare and get stuck in this morning. Fair bit of cloud around and it’s quite muggy.

    David Riffkin, Perth

  18. Aus 124-9

    Brendan Doggett faces three four Wood deliveries without scoring before getting off the strike via a leg bye off his hip.

    Wood then fires in a yorker that Nathan Lyon does extremely well to keep out, hopping around to jam the ball away from his feet.

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

    They were outstanding. They've been together for a long time which always helps. The conditions were perfect but you've still got to bowl well, so credit to them.

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

    I don't think I've ever seen a better England seam attack since 1976. I thought they were absolutely outstanding yesterday.

    It wasn't just the pace they bowled, the line and lengths were absolutely perfect.