Ashes: England quarrel behind after Alastair Cook’s wicket; post 59/1 during lunch

England fought behind after losing a early wicket of Alastair Cook on a opening morning of a initial Ashes Test opposite Australia in Brisbane on Thursday. The former England captain usually lasted 10 balls before he fell to gait spearhead Mitchell Starc in a third over to get a Australians a essential early wicket in a five-Test series. But in-form opener Mark Stoneman and James Vince steadied a tourists to take them to 59 for one during lunch after winning a toss during a Gabba. Stoneman, who has scored a century and 3 half-centuries in 4 innings so distant on tour, was dominant on 25 with Vince not out 32.

England's batsmen Mark Stoneman (R) and James Vince (L) travel behind to a pavilion during lunch mangle on a initial day of a initial cricket Test of a Ashes array between England and Australia in Brisbane on Nov 23, 2017. Pic/AFP
England’s batsmen Mark Stoneman (R) and James Vince (L) travel behind to a pavilion during lunch mangle on a initial day of a initial cricket Test of a Ashes array between England and Australia in Brisbane on Nov 23, 2017. Pic/AFP

It put England in a sound position after observant off a new round from Australia’s clever gait conflict on a greenish Gabba representation underneath balmy skies. Cook edged Starc to Peter Handscomb during initial trip for only two. It continued an capricious start to a Ashes debate for a Cook, who has only one half-century in 5 innings so far. It was a large psychological wicket for a Australians, as Cook amassed 766 runs during 127.66 in England’s 3-1 array feat in Australia in 2010/11. Stoneman and Vince did good to keep a tourists during only one wicket with Starc, Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins mostly contained and forcing skipper Steve Smith to move off-spinner Nathan Lyon into a conflict in a 18th over.

Lyon, who taunted a tourists by observant Australia directed to “end careers” in a Ashes series, got some good spin off a Gabba representation in his opening spell. Lyon had no wicket for 8 off 6 overs during lunch. Opener David Warner (neck) and reduce sequence batsman Shaun Marsh (back) were both upheld fit to play after damage concerns. Australia have a challenging record during Brisbane’s intimidating ‘Gabbatoir’, where they have not mislaid a Test compare given 1988.

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