England vs Australia, Fifth Test, Day One Report

London, Sep 13 - Mitchell Marsh took four wickets to dent England's middle order, but Jos Buttler roared back to form with an unbeaten 64 to steady the ship and take the hosts to 271/8 at stumps

Ben Stokes (20) did not last long as Marsh had the England all-rounder hole out to Nathan Lyon.

Australia have already retained the Ashes after winning the fourth Test and now lead the five-match series 2-1. The visitors made two changes to their playing XI -- Marsh replacing Travis Head and Peter Siddle coming in place of Mitchell Starc.

England had already announced their playing XI on Wednesday, bringing in Curran and Woakes for Jason Roy and Craig Overton.

Brief scores: England 1st innings: 271/8 in 82 overs (Jos Buttler 64 not out, Joe Root 57, Rory Burns 47; Mitchell Marsh 4/35) vs Australia

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