Australia cricketer fumes over Usman Khawaja blunder in first Test – ‘beyond a joke’ - England were dismissed for just 172 in their first innings after winning the toss and electing to bat first in Pe

A dramatic Ashes opening day saw 19 wickets tumble, with England's bowlers seizing the initiative. Mitchell Starc's seven-wicket haul initially put England in trouble, but Ben Stokes' exceptional five-wicket haul then decimated Australia.

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Seven years after Brendan Doggett was first picked in an Australian squad, the ultimate late-bloomer is poised to become the country's 472nd Test cricketer. After the untimely hamstring injury to in-form quick Josh Hazlewood, Doggett is set to make his debut when the Ashes get underway at Optus Stadium in Perth on Friday.

On Australian television, cricket scores are presented in the opposite way to what they are in England and most other countries. For example, a score of 200-4 would actually be shown as 4-200, with the wickets taken displayed first instead of the runs.

Mark Wood accepts he "definitely" won't be able to make it through all five Ashes Tests, but England's pace ace hopes to emulate the feats of Brett Lee and Mitchell Johnson by producing devastating spells in Australia.

Pat Cummins remains on tack to return for the second Ashes Test in Brisbane, but has conceded playing through the rest of the series unchanged could be difficult. Cummins has progressed to bowling off a three-quarter run up as he plots a meticulous return from a back injury that has sidelined the Test captain since July.

After 19 wickets fell on the opening day as the hosts ended at 123/9, still trailing the visitors by 49 runs in the first innings, Michael Vaughan said England had won the first day’s play.

With Jake Weatherald and Brendan Doggett basking in the glow of the news they would debut in the opening Ashes Test on Friday, the outcome was not as good for Beau Webster. Webster was squeezed out of the side with Marnus Labuschagne returning to the line-up, finding himself in the unlucky position of being dropped despite not under-performing.

Australia squad: (First Test only): Steve Smith (c), Sean Abbott, Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Brendan Doggett, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Starc, Jake Weatherald, Beau Webster