- England will be looking to put right a frustrating end to day one
- They lost two wickets in fall 10 balls of the day to reach stumps at 233 for five
- Joe Root fell for 83 and Jonny Bairstow dismissed for five with the final ball
- Mark Stoneman, James Vince and Alastair Cook all removed cheaply
- LAST WICKET: Malan c Smith b Starc 62, England 251 for six
England’s quest to end this Ashes series on something of a high hit the buffers on the end of day one after a disastrous final 10 balls.
Joe Root and his team were going nicely until the final minutes of the session, which saw Root removed on 83 and Jonny Bairstow follow him soon after, having chosen not to install a night watchman.
As well as the action in the middle, the Test will be of added significance as it marks the 10-year anniversary of the now iconic Sydney ‘Pink Test’.
Australian seam-bowling legend and Sportsmail columnist Glenn McGrath set up the McGrath Foundation back in 2005 following his wife Jane’s initial diagnosis and recovery from breast cancer. She went into remission, but the cancer returned and she died in 2008, aged 42.
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