Photo ReutersCraig Overton made Australia captain Steve Smith his maiden test victim but England could not drive home their advantage under the Adelaide lights and the hosts finished the first day of day-night Ashes cricket on 209 for four on Saturday. "At the end of the day whether you bat or you bowl, you've got to do it well," Australia batsman Usman Khawaja said. England struck straight after the second break to remove Khawaja for 53, leaving Smith, whose unbeaten 141 was the difference between the sides in Brisbane, to again carry the burden. "It was a pretty nice one," said Overton, who came in for Jake Ball in the only change to the England side. ' Record crowdThe crowd of 55,317 was a record for cricket at the ground, bettering the 50,962 that packed into the ground for the second day of the 1933 "Bodyline" test.

Source: Otago Daily Times December 02, 2017 19:18 UTC