23/11Result
1st Test, England tour of Australia and New Zealand at Brisbane, Nov 23-27 2017
Australia won by 10 wkts
Player of the Match
Steven Smith
Steven SmithAustralia
23/11Result
1st Test, England tour of Australia and New Zealand at Brisbane, Nov 23-27 2017
Australia won by 10 wkts
Player of the Match
Steven Smith
Steven SmithAustralia
, play 02:18
Know your squad: Ashes winners to 'unknowns'

We take a look at who remains of England's Ashes-winning squad from 2010-11 and how the current tour party matches up to previous ones.

, play 02:43
Shaun Marsh is back. Yet again.

As another Australian summer begins, Shaun Marsh is set to have another crack at Test cricket. ESPNcricinfo investigates the curious case of the Australia batsman's multiple recalls

, play 01:20
'It's never nice to see someone hit like that'

Steven Smith, Stuart Broad and Chris Rogers weigh in on the Mitchell Starc bouncer that broke part of Joe Root's helmet

, play 01:08
'How good's this?' - Cummins on Ashes debut

Australia's Pat Cummins talks about the excitement of claiming his first Test wicket in his first Ashes Test on home soil

, play 00:41
'Lyon should say stuff every game' - Cummins

Australia's Pat Cummins and England's James Vince reflect on Nathan Lyon's performance on the first day of the first Test

, play 02:02
Plan was to 'starve' Warner - Ball

Jake Ball discusses how England researched Australia's batsman and how they executed their plans on the second day of the first Test

, play 01:45
'I thought you guys were smarter than to fall for that' - Lyon explains trash talk

Nathan Lyon explains why he came out firing verbally in the days before the first Test, but refused to answer questions on his comments about Matt Prior

, play 01:27
Smith explains emotional century celebration

Australia captain talks about his slowest Test century, which helped his side gain control of the first Test in Brisbane

, play 01:03
Moeen refuses to blame glued finger for poor bowling

Moeen Ali says England are still hoping to 'put a dent' in Australia by taking some wickets on the fifth day

, play 00:48
'I'd rather be in our change room than theirs' - Starc

Australia fast bowler downplays the psychological edge gained from winning the first Test at the Gabba

Match Coverage

All Match News

Comprehensive Win

7

Ten-Wicket wins for Australia V England in Tests - This is the first since 2007 and second at the Gabba. In 1990 Australia chased down 157 without losing a wicket.

Lyon in Elite List

6

Spinners from Australia to take 50 or more wickets in a calendar year. Shane Warne was the last to achieve this in 2005 when he took 96 wickets.

Slow but Steady

261

Balls taken for Steven Smith to score his century - His slowest in Tests and slowest for Australia in an Ashes Test since 1993

Tough Runs

17

Runs only for Steven Smith in the first session from 72 balls he faced. He managed to score just one boundary in this session. Australia scored only 48 runs and lost 3 wickets.

Bairstow V Lyon

4

Dismissals for Bairstow against Nathan Lyon - Joint most he has been dismissed against any bowler from Australia.

Long time coming

31

Innings since England had a century stand for the second wicket. Previous instance was in 2016 when Cook and Root added 185 against Pakistan at Manchester

Vince goes past 50

42

Highest Test score for James Vince before today.He had four scores between 35 and 42. Vince has 20 fifties and 30 hundreds in First-Class matches coming in to this Test

Fortress Gabba

28

Test matches at the ground since January 1989- Aus have won 21 and drawn seven. Of those 21 wins, six have been by an innings, four by nine or ten wickets, and five by margins of 200 or more runs

Comeback for Paine

78

Number of Test matches missed between appearances for Tim Paine - Joint Most for Australia along with Bradd Hogg