PERTH: England elected to bat first towards Australia within the Ashes collection opener on Friday after captain Ben Stokes gained the toss underneath clear blue skies at Perth Stadium.
After naming a 12-man squad for the match, the guests opted for all-out tempo within the beginning facet, leaving out off-spinner Shoaib Bashir in favour of Brydon Carse.
“We’ll try to get some runs on the board after which see the place we’re then,” Stokes mentioned. “We have got to clear all of what we need to obtain out right here in Australia, it begins right this moment.”
Australia’s Steve Smith, standing in as captain for the injured Pat Cummins, struck an optimistic tone after shedding the toss.
“Hopefully it seams in all places this morning. I feel the cracks will come into play, they appear to yearly,” mentioned Smith. “I feel if we get the ball in the correct areas this morning, there will be sufficient there for certain.”
Australia awarded first check caps to specialist opener Jake Weatherald and quick bowler Brendan Doggett, who put his hand up for choice with 13 wickets in two matches for South Australia in a dynamic begin to the home Sheffield Protect season.
“He type of glides by the crease, makes it look fairly straightforward,” tempo spearhead Mitchell Starc mentioned of Doggett.
“So, yeah, he is bought some air pace, he is bought some nice abilities, some swing, some seam and he is coming off a sizzling streak, so hopefully that continues this week.”
Australia: Usman Khawaja, Jake Weatherald, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Cameron Inexperienced, Alex Carey, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Scott Boland, Brendan Doggett
England: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes, Jamie Smith, Gus Atkinson, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer, Mark Wooden
