At last the 3rd wicket goes on a good pitch. 

Hazlewood might have got a deserved wicket, but Cummins is bowling some hostile stuff from the other end. 

Was that bye for 4 retrievable from Paine?

He is a class act. 

I’ve  read Hazlewood has had poor figures over his last year of test cricket though. 

It would be interesting for some of the forum experts to tell us why he is taking wickets today. 

Looks like Paine dropped an outside edge off Siddle to Burns. 

He dived low to his left. 

I like Hazelwood, but I'll defend Mike.

Cos soon to be 5th ranked minnow England have no batsmen and resort to wicket keepers and allrounder to pretend they're batsmen?

Sorry - there is no credit to knocking over England batsmen after NZ, WI and Ireland - yes Ireland - rolled them for much less than 100 lately. And Aus aint got close to that...

Beat an Asian team in Asia and brag. Seriously. Or beat SA in SA like SL did.... ;)

I cannot recall a single Ashes series (bar 1989) where the best a possible victor could finish is 4th in my lifetime. 

This England team were thrashed in the WI. This Aus team drew a losing a test in Bangladesh. This is NOT top top level cricket right now.

Cummins has really worked Burns over with the short balls directed at his chest, dismissing him at bat pad sharply caught  by Bancroft for  53 off another lifter.

England are now 4-116. 

Hell of a catch from Bancroft! 

The ball was almost past  him. 

He played himself into form in the midweek tour match.  

You don’t think much of the Poms’ batting then, Paddles. 

I reckon the Poms  could still win the series. 

Fair comment.

It's a joke. Worse than 89 and the 90's. Never seen it this bad.

Roy is  a white ball slogger. Denley is a all round joke. That leaves 2 specialist batsmen in Root and Burns. That's it.\

It's farcical. And shambolic.

I mean at least in 1989 and 90s, Gatting, Gower, Gooch, Stewart, Atherton, Smith, Lamb, Fairbrother, Moxyn et al were around. They'd find Thorpe, Butcher had some stomach. Hick and Rampraskasj just failed to deliver on talent.  This team has noone. Noone at all bar Root. None. And it was bad in 1989 tbh.

Aus length here from Siddle - perfect right now. Hate to say it - but smart selection.

There is not a better sight in cricket than Poms walking back to the pavilion in the Ashes in Pommyland! 

4 beauties today, when Pommy batsmen have made that long walk back through the Long Room. 

Poor bloke deserves a wicket! 

Lyon getting huge turn for a day 1 pitch.  Huge turn....
And wicket...

This England batting line up is worse than Bangladesh. At least they have Shakib, Tamim Iqbal and Mushy. 

The over before he beautifully set him up

Lyon gets Stokes out LBW after an attempted sweep. 

Nice flight, GOAT. 

Poms now have 6 who’ve made the long walk back to the pavilion. 

6-138. 

He's a test lemon. This England test team is a minnow. They need odi roads and limited overs...

They'd lost to Bangladesh right now. Ireland showed that much.

GOAT is getting a bit of loop, dip and drift too. 

Hard job for Poms keeping GOAT out. 

This batting line up couldn't keep Zampa, Hauwitz, Agar or Cameron bloody White out. 

Damn amateurs. Is Root the only one averaging 40? How about 35? Is Bairstow at least cracking a 35 average?

Bairstow is right now 35.7. LOL. This is England 2nd best batsman. :)35.7. LOL

Some nice drives from Bairstow, but Siddle got the  inside of the bat for an on drive.

Siddle's career looked finished in the Shield this year with the Kookaburra.  I think he  was 12th man for Victoria a few times last season.

Ha ha!

Welcome to minnowville. Population: Ireland, Afghanistan and England.

Bairstow is very gung ho trying to have a real crack at GOAT! 

Don’t think he  is going to be on the pitch for long before he'll be trudging back to the pavilion. 

That is a bit harsh!

not a bad situation to wake up to!

Can we get them out today and bat for 5-6 sessions

This knock of 20 odd from Bairstow/Woakes  is developing into a big Pommy partnership by the standards of this innings. 

Good day, Grazor.

Hopefully, yes.

Australia looks like a much more experienced team than in recent times with the return of Wade and Siddle,  both  over 30 years of age, plus the return of Smith and Warner.