australia vs england, 5th test, day 1, sydney

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Mason Crane was handed his Test debut at the SCG.

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Early morning rain delayed the toss by 2 hours 10 minutes in Sydney.

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Joe Root won the toss and elected to bat first despite overcast skies.

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Pat Cummins got Australia the first breakthrough, ending Mark Stoneman's knock on a run-a-ball 24.

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Vince made a steady 25 before chasing a short and wide delivery to get out caught behind.

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Cummins put an end to the 60-run second-wicket stand with the wicket of Vince.

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Hazlewood cut short Cook's knock on 39 as Australia reviewed a LBW call.

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Cook fell five runs short of completing 12,000 Test runs in the first innings, on Thursday.

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Root reached his half-century in 82 deliveries.

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Malan too brought up his half-century in the final session, off 146 balls.

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Root and Malan added 133 runs for the fourth wicket to revive England's sinking ship.

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Root missed out on yet another century, falling for 83 - his personal best in the series nonetheless.

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Late wickets of Root and Jonny Bairstow helped Australia wrest control on Day 1 of the Sydney Test.

TAGS England, AustraliaThe Ashes, 2017-18, 5th TestThe Ashes, 2017-18Alastair Cook, Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, Joe Root, Dawid Malan

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