Ashes: England Start Well As Australia Score 45/1 In 1st Session

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Some tight and disciplined bowling from England made batters struggle to score runs as Australia reach 45/1 after the first session of the Pink Ball Test at Adelaide. 

Australia didn't start well after Pat Cummins got ruled out of the test after being in close contact with a covid infected person. Steve Smith came out for the toss and opted to bat first. 

Veterans James Anderson and Stuart Broad started with the new pink ball and were on the money from the first ball. They didn't allow openers Marcus Harris and David Warner to score easy runs. 

Harris was saved by DRS after Broad struck him on the pads but couldn't survive long as Jos Buttler grabbed a stunning catch diving to his right. 

England continued to bowl tight as Warner got off to the slowest start of his Test career. Marnus Labuschagne, too, didn't look comfortable in getting runs and had to play the waiting game. 

Australia went for dinner with Warner on 20 off 72 and Labuschagne on 16 off 54. 

Brief Scorecard: 

Australia - 45/1