England's Tour of Australia - Ashes, ODIs and T20s 13/14

Australia ended up at 273-5 for 5.

England dropped 3 chances, 2 of them easy.

EDIT ok yes the other was Monty.

3 dropped chances? I remember Root at full stretch which would have been a bonus had have caught it and a poor drop by Carbs off Monty at the end. Not only was that easy could be very costly as it was Hadin who is a fine player.

For me just about honours even on day 1 but as Swanny said you don't know what a par score is until the other side have batted. Good batting wicket, if we can get them out for under 350, I have a groundhog day feeling. Let's hope I am wrong.

All boils down to how well England bat.
Thats my cue to hide behind the sofa .

Just don't like the look of England's batting line-up,with 3 players in Root,Carberry & Stokes with only a handful of Tast caps between them,Cook,KP,Bell & Prior really need to stand up.

Clarke on the attack from ball one,as Australia have quickly moved on to 308-5 in the first half hour.

England thought they had made the breakthrough as Stokes dismissed Haddin,but it was overturned for a no-ball.
Clarke makes his hundred,Haddin has passed 50.

Aus 371-5

And a bit of verbals between Stokes & Haddin - the umpire had to get between them, it seems.

Australia have declared on 570/9 leaving England with 21 overs to face before the close of play.

10-1. Cook clean bowled by Johnson.
This is looking very, very grim and with Perth to come where England's recent record is atrocious the series could be over inside three tests .
I don't like saying it but I fear the worst .

England closed on 35-1 & it could've been worse if they had used a review for an lbw against Carberry.