Dan Norcross
BBC Test Match Special

That has turned miles and just missed the off stump. Virtually unplayable. Moeen will be interested seeing this turn too.

It's Nathan Lyon time. There's a slip and short leg in for Moeen, who gets beaten by an absolute pearler. The ball drifts in and spins and Moeen, camped on the back foot, just about avoids getting his stumps rearranged. Moeen, wisely, gets forward to the next couple of deliveries before a scampered single brings up the 50 partnership between the pair. It's come from 116 balls.

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It's a good thing Moeen mishit that one or it would've gone straight down Shaun Marsh's throat. He's lucky it came off the toe-end of the bat.

I thought the pitch would've quickened up by now but it's still very tennis-ball bounce.

It does feel as though Australia had forgotten that they had an extra half-hour to play with this morning. Cummins still looks the most lively, as a delivery bounces and rises over Moeen's stumps, before he hooks a short ball up into the air. There's no control to the shot, Moeen playing away from his body, but the ball bounces just in front of an advancing Shaun Marsh. That was right off the toe-end of the bat. Moeen jogs a single so Malan gets the inevitable bouncer, and he ducks underneath it, before he takes his eye off the final ball of the over and gets a bit of a tap on the chest. I, obviously, take back everything I said about Australia being flat.

Stephan Shemilt
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Kevin Pietersen is getting feisty on Australian TV. "If I was Australia coach I'd be getting a message out there to tell them to wake up".

I'll say one thing on that subject, Chris - this Australia side don't physically look as menacing as they did in the past. They're all too fresh faced. Josh Hazlewood is going to continue and spears in the best delivery of the morning, a full delivery that swings away from Malan's prod forward. Starc, exiled down at third man, applauds as Malan practises the shot. A maiden.

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Ryan Richards: England should be looking to bat a defeat out of the equation today. Pile the pressure onto this Aussie side.

Joseph Willshaw: Late night dissertation work but still watching the Ashes. ROOTing for the boys.

Chris Baldwin: Am I tempting fate here? But are there that many players that scare you in the Aussie team? Hardly household names, we’ve got a chance in this.

Round the wicket comes Cummins, and Moeen leaves anything he doesn't need to play at. This is a good length from Cummins, slightly fuller than Starc was, and the ball seems to come through at a better height to Tim Paine. Moeen flat bats a wider delivery along the ground towards cover, and that'll be a maiden.

It all feels rather flat for Australia. So here's Pat Cummins to inject some energy into things. He's got Moeen in his sights, too...

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There's one or two people in the crowd wearing buckets on their head, although there's a few people who have delicately balanced them on their floppy straw hats. Stylish. Malan flat bats out the majority of the over, staying watchful, before he drives to pull a Hazlewood delivery that barely bounces above hip height. The ball ends up clattering off the underside of the bat and rolling rather tamely away.

Phil Tufnell
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I love the carefree nature of Moeen Ali but it's so obvious what's being served up to him here. Getting out playing those sort of shots - it's an easy wicket and Australia would just love it.

Ooh, that's the first short ball of the morning, and not surprisingly, it's been directed at Moeen. He sways underneath it before going for another big drive, the ball temptingly hanging outside off stump, and Moeen swats it just in front of a diving fielder at cover. That wasn't a million miles away, looking at the replay, with Moeen just reaching for it. He clips a full toss from Starc off his toes for a couple, but another short ball sits up and Moeen tries to pull it. The ball goes underneath the bat and Moeen ends up groping at fresh air, while Starc glares contemptuously at him.

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Pat O'Hara: Australia will hit us hard this morning. We need to get through that spell. Pivotal part of this Test right now. Get through we can bat them out of it.

Two slips in place for Hazlewood as he bowls to Moeen, trying to draw the left-hander forawrd. Jonny Bairstow's watching on from the dressing room, although he's been momentarily distracted by something in the crowd. Moeen hangs on the back foot, staying watchful, before an inside edge spoons up temptingly to short leg, but the ball trickles to safety.

Phil Tufnell
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

It looks a bit quicker out there but there were a couple of beautiful strokes from Malan there. It was full and he got on the front foot to put it away.

There's a grimace from Steve Smith as Dawid Malan lets fly with the cover drive. Starc offers up a tempter outside off stump and Malan drives, and drives handsomely, to pick up another boundary. This has been a nice, positive start from England, as Malan plants his foot forward and pushes away the next few deliveries.

Stephan Shemilt
BBC Sport at the Gabba

Maybe it's the early start, but the Gabba is barely half full when the players make their way to the middle. The sections housing England fans are well populated, but the Aussie supporters are taking their time.

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Josh Hazlewood, who was a little off colour yesterday, gets the second over going. He stops a push down the ground from Moeen in his follow through and glares at Moeen, but the most laid back man in the England side is having roughly none of it. Shot! That's glorious from Moeen, driving Hazlewood handsomely back over his head and into the ropes. That's delightful.

Jonathan Agnew
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That's a lovely one for England because Pat Cummins had to chase it all the way and the ball still beat him. That might be an over out of his legs.