Author: Ian Mason

Joe Root finally gets his Australian century 👏👏👏

102 off 181 balls

England 256-7

Starc gets Jacks for 19. England 251-7. Root running out of partners.

Joe Root now on 92, his highest Test score in Australia 😬

Jamie Smith bowled Scott Boland for 0. Great ball. England 211-6.

Stokes run out on 19. England 210-5.

🏏🔗 From tannery to Test: the process involved in producing a cricket ball

Dinner (?) Day One. England 196-4.

Root 66 off 120 🙂

England 191-4 after 43 overs.

Starc now the most successful left-arm seam bowler in Test history 🏏

> Mitchell Starc now has 415 Test wickets – the most of any left-arm seamer in the history of the game. He’s overtaken Pakistan great Wasim Akram (414) with his three wickets at the Gabba.

_BBC Sport_

Starc back bowling. Brook out for 31. England 176-4 after 39.2 overs. Stokes comes out to bat.