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“Exceptionally proud,” Cummins said of the start, noting the big contributions from Lyon, Carey and Travis Head, who cemented his place in the batting lineup with 152 in Australia’s first innings total of 425.Īfter being dismissed for 147 in the first innings and surrendering a 278-run first-innings deficit, England revived some hope of challenging in the first test when Malan and Joe Root defied the attack for almost two full sessions on Friday.īut the defiance didn’t extend long into Day 4, with Malan (82 from 195 balls) getting an inside edge from Lyon to Marnus Labuschagne at bat-pad. The 34-year-old off-spinner finished with 4-91 for the innings. With that, he joined retired legspinner Shane Warne (708) and retired paceman Glenn McGrath (563) as the only Australians to surpass the 400-wicket barrier in test cricket. Lyon triggered England’s demise when he dismissed Dawid Malan to end a 162-run third-wicket stand. They did it in 5.1 overs, for the loss of only makeshift opener Alex Carey (9), with Marcus Harris (9 not out) hitting a boundary to finish off.Īustralia hasn’t lost a test against England at the Gabba since 1986, and hasn’t lost an Ashes test on home soil since 2010-11. BRISBANE, Australia (AP) - A new era of Australian cricket with fast bowler Pat Cummins leading the team and Alex Carey behind the stumps started with a familiar result for an Ashes test at the Gabba.Īustralia won the series opener by nine wickets on Saturday with 1 1/2 days to spare after Nathan Lyon picked up his 400th test wicket and quickly added three more to dismantle England’s bid to save the first test.Įngland resumed Day 4 at 220-2 and Lyon struck in the fourth over, triggering a collapse that netted eight wickets for 77 runs as the visiting team finished the match in a similar vein to how it started.Īfter restricting England’s second innings to 297, the Australians needed just 20 runs to clinch the match.