James Vince hit his maiden Test fifty as England made steady progress on day one
England were pegged back after a bright start on day one of the first Ashes Test in Brisbane.
SCORECARD | AS IT HAPPENED
James Vince (83) and Mark Stoneman (53) shared a second-wicket stand of 125, a bigger partnership than England managed in the whole of the 2013/14 series, after the early loss of Alastair Cook but Australia hit back to dismiss the pair either side of tea.
The wicket of Joe Root threatened to derail the innings but Dawid Malan (28no) and Moeen Ali (13no) saw the tourists safely through to the close, finishing on 196-4.
England got their first victory before play even began as Root won the toss and elected to bat, although he may have feared the worst when Cook (2) edged a full, swinging Mitchell Starc (1-45) delivery to Peter Handscomb at first slip in the third over.
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