Australia: In the first match of the Ashes series in Perth, England were bowled out for 172 in the first innings. Mitchell Starc dismissed 7 players for Australia. England won the toss and elected to bat, and the entire team was bowled out for 172 runs, opener Zak Crawley was dismissed without scoring any runs, Ben Duckett 21, Joe Root 0, Ollie Pope 46 and captain Ben Stokes 6. In addition, Harry Brook scored a half-century and was the top scorer with 52 runs. Jamie Smith 33, Gus Atkinson 1, Brydon Carse 6 and Mark Wood were dismissed for 0.
Mitchell Starc dismissed 7 players for Australia. The hosts are batting in the first innings. Former Australian fast bowler Glenn McGrath was removed from the commentary panel just two days before the start of the Ashes series. The former fast bowler was removed from the panel based on his links to a gambling company.
