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BRISBANE ASHES TEST DAY 1

Joe Root smashed his first ever Test century on Australian soil, but 40th in total as England fought hard on day one of the Brisbane Test.

After being 264 for 9 at one stage, the visitors closed on 325 without any further damage.

Root is unbeaten on 135, while Mitchell Starc has picked up six wickets in the day/night contest.
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00:00England won the toss and chose the bat against Australia in the second Ashes Test in Brisbane.
00:05And in the very first over of the day-night affair, Mitchell Stark removed Ben Duckett for a duck.
00:10Then Ollie Pope played on, also for naught, second wicket for Stark.
00:15In came Joe Root and he was given a life early on to the dismay of Australia.
00:22But he played brilliantly thereafter with Zach Crowley supporting him.
00:30Beautiful time down the ground, short boundaries.
00:33Like Root, the opening batsman also had top shots to offer during a partnership with 117 runs.
00:40And another boundary.
00:42Crowley was caught behind for 76 to give Michael Knezer the scat.
00:48Harry Brook joined Root and the two put on a decent partnership. It was worth 54 runs to be precise.
00:54Brook was out for 31, caught in the slips to give the lethal Stark another one.
01:02Just two balls he took for Stark.
01:04Then poor judgement on the part of skipper Ben Stokes saw him being superbly run out by Josh Inglis for 19.
01:10Scott Boland joined the party by castling Jamie Smith with a beauty for zero.
01:14But Root was still there which was important for the visitors.
01:18This shot took him closer to triple figures.
01:20Back to back boundaries, it is indeed Joe Root.
01:22Then came what was a momentous occasion for Root.
01:25It was his first century in Australia at test level and 40th overall.
01:34Root witnessed Stark doing more damage with a pink ball which saw the Pacer ending with six wickets on day one.
01:40Joffre Archer came in and provided some power techniques with Root being entertained at the non-striker's end.
01:46Then Root hit his first six and eventually closed on 135 not out while Archer has 32.
01:54The two have put on 61 for the 10th wicket as England closed day one on 325 for nine.
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