England’s Ashes campaign began with the familiar feeling of defeat at The Gabba as another batting collapse condemned them to a painful nine-wicket loss in the first Test. England have not won at ‘The Gabbatoir’ since 1986 and this was their seventh heavy defeat in their last nine visits. Having undermined England’s hard-fought comeback by taking out both set batters in less than half-an-hour, Ollie Pope gifted Australia another. England’s Mark Wood avoids a bouncer during day four of the first Ashes test at The Gabba, Brisbane. That was merely window dressing, as Marcus Harris stroked Wood for four to win it off the very next ball.

Source: Express December 11, 2021 09:51 UTC