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Starc comes charging in again, and this one absolutely leaps! Back of a length at 140 clicks, right in that teasing channel, and it rears up viciously. Pope is totally caught out by the bounce, he just fends instinctively, the ball thuds into the gloves, then ricochets off his right thumb and onto the elbow.
Starc storms in for the first over of the innings, and Crawley’s nightmare rolls on. Another first-over strike, another duck, another sharp reminder that Starc loves this stage. Crawley tries to ride a good-length ball on off, but the extra bounce bites into the splice and lobs it straight back down the pitch.
Starc, already moving across in his follow-through, throws out his left hand and pulls off a stunning low catch, clean as you like, confirmed after a long, angle-heavy replay check from the third umpire. Pair for Crawley, momentum for Australia, and Perth suddenly feels a lot louder.
England finally cracked it open after 6.2 overs this morning, and it didn’t come with any real drama, just 9 runs added before the last man folded. Stokes tossed the new day to Wood and Atkinson, but both kept it short and harmless, letting the batters ease along without a flutter.
Then came Brydon Carse, pitched one up straightaway, and bang, edge found, innings done. A tidy 40-run lead in the bank on this kind of pitch feels like a small cushion turning into a big advantage.
And here’s how it ended: Carse goes full, enticing Lyon into the drive, just a whisper of movement, and the outside edge sails neatly to Duckett in the gully. Simple, sharp, job finished. England’s innings coming up, stay close.
The players walk out to the middle under a cloudy Perth sky, the sun staying hidden for now. Mark Wood has the new ball and is set to kick off Day 2, with Brendan Doggett about to face his first delivery in Test cricket. Here we go. Wood steams in for the first ball of the morning, 140.8kph, a loosener outside off, and Doggett calmly lets it sail through.
Good morning, cricket fans! This is the start of our live blog for the second day of the first Ashes Test in Perth. Stay tuned for live updates.
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