The Australian men's cricket team faces a challenge heading into the second day of the first Ashes Test in Perth, trailing England by 49 runs with just one wicket in hand.
00:00Well that was a dramatic first day of the Ashes. 19 wickets falling. The first time that's happened on day one of a test in Australia since 1951-52. Can you believe that? Ben Cameron alongside Jason Gillespie. What did you make of it all, Diz?
00:16Oh, there was a combination of things, wasn't there? There was some very good fast bowling from both sides. There was probably some indifferent batting from both sides. And I thought what we saw was a very good surface in which to play test cricket. It challenged techniques, but overall I thought it was a good pitch.
00:34There was a really strange occurrence on day one. Usman Khawaja was on and off the field. We were told initially toilet breaks and stretching was what he was off the ground for. Later in the day, Cricket Australia told us that it was back spasms. In the end, he'd been off the ground for too long, wasn't eligible to open the batting. How did you assess it all?
00:53I would have liked Cricket Australia to just come out and say from the get-go what he was having back spasms. And that's why he was off the ground so much. I mean, talking about toilet breaks and the like, I mean, it's just nonsense. Just come out and say what it is. End all the speculation. Keep things simple.
01:09We've got a Hall of Fame trio in terms of our quicks at the moment in Australian cricket. Pat Cummins, Josh Hazelwood, Mitchell Stark. Two of the three aren't there. Mitchell Stark certainly carried the load today. His best bowling figures in test match cricket, seven wickets.
01:22And he really stepped up, didn't he? As you mentioned, those two guys, Cummins, Hazelwood, you're losing roughly 600 wickets from your team. That's a challenge. But Mitchell Stark, too, he stepped up to the plate, didn't he?
01:34Well, play continues later on today with England well and truly on top, leading by 49 runs. Australian nine wickets down at 1.20pm Australian Eastern Daylight Time. Play begins. You can hear it all on ABC Radio or through the ABC Listener.
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