Warner and Bancroft seal crushing ten-wicket win
Australia eased to a crushing ten-wicket win in just over an hour's play on the fifth and final morning at the Gabba
22/11Result
1st Test, England tour of Australia and New Zealand at Brisbane, Nov 23-27 2017
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![England]( "England")
302 & 195 -
![Australia]( "Australia")
328 & 173/0 (50 ov)
Player of the Match
22/11Result
1st Test, England tour of Australia and New Zealand at Brisbane, Nov 23-27 2017
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![England]( "England")
302 & 195 -
![Australia]( "Australia")
328 & 173/0 (50 ov)
Player of the Match
Day 5
'For me personally it was just really weird. It was so random'
How do you define a headbutt? Where did Jonny Bairstow make contact with Cameron Bancroft? And actually a bit of cricket as well. The full transcript of an unusual press conference
Bairstow the butt of joke but England must avoid siege mentality
The circus around Jonny Bairstow's bizarre "headbutt" greeting to Cameron Bancroft risks destabilising England's Ashes campaign
Bayliss denies England 'drinking culture' in wake of Bairstow incident
Trevor Bayliss, England's head coach, has promised that his team will receive another "stern talking-to", after confirming that Jonny Bairstow was involved in an altercation with Australia's opening batsman, Cameron Bancroft
Australia's targeted aggression sets the tone
The Australians have laughed off the Jonny Bairstow-Cameron Bancroft incident, but made full of use of it in the middle and are unlikely to stay quiet during this series
Australia's Gabba streak continues
Stats highlights from the final day of the first Ashes Test at the Gabba
England coach Trevor Bayliss frustrated by players' 'dumb' decisions
The England team "have to be smarter" about how they go about life off the field, the coach said, in the wake of the latest controversy to surround the team
Day 4
Warner and Bancroft march Australia towards victory
After Australia scythed through the tail to set a target of 170, the extinguishing of English hope was left to David Warner and Cameron Bancroft
Where the Test turned
The key moments that left Australia on the verge of a comprehensive victory at the Gabba
'We have to score hundreds' - Moeen
Moeen Ali has admitted England "let themselves down" with the bat in the first Ashes Test in Brisbane
Lyon's best year and Root's conversion problem
In 2017 alone, Root has been dismissed four times between scores 50 and 59. On the other hand, Lyon has had a dream year with 51 wickets so far
Smith can be best of modern greats - Ponting
Ricky Ponting believes the Steven Smith can reach record peaks in his career but did caution that things could get tougher for the Australia captain
Bairstow 'headbutt' allegations 'blown out of proportion' - Strauss
England's tour has been thrown into turmoil by allegations of another off-field incident involving Jonny Bairstow and Cameron Bancroft
Triple gamble pays off for Australia
Trevor Hohns and his selection panel made three big calls for the Brisbane Test - and they all contributed as Australia closed in on a series lead
Day 3
Smith epic takes Australia ahead before Hazlewood makes mark
Australia's captain led from the front before England's top order was rattled in a hostile final session to tilt the opening Test the home side's way
'13,600,798 fidgets'
The reactions on Twitter to Steven Smith's magnificent hundred at the Gabba
Broad dismisses Anderson fitness concerns
Stuart Broad has dismissed the suggestion that James Anderson is suffering from an injury, despite questions around his deployment by England on the third day at the Gabba
Cook's brainstorm wastes England's hard work
Alastair Cook has a deserved reputation for discipline and determination but he fell to a sucker punch at the Gabba
Smith's slow route to century No. 21
Steven Smith's 21 Test hundred was his slowest century - and it came at a critical time for Australia in the first Ashes Test at the Gabba
Smith hundred 'up there' with his best
Steven Smith said he needed patience and resilience to achieve one of his finest Test hundreds in the face of England's defensive tactics
'Best-placed England side for 30 years' - Broad
Stuart Broad hailed England's position as the best at the Gabba for 30 years as the Brisbane Test remained in the balance
Smith's restraint brings special Ashes moment
Much has been made of the contest between rival Ashes captains Steven Smith and Joe Root and it is Smith who has drawn first blood
Day 2
Smith leads Australia revival to leave Test in the balance
An absorbing Ashes contest will go into the third day with neither side having made a convincing grab for the upper hand
Marsh stays calm amid Maxwell clamour
Shaun Marsh put a calamitous start to the Test behind him to keep Australia on an even keel
Root reveals signs of England's plans
Not everything came off for England in Brisbane but Joe Root was a captain with a bag full of ideas
Lyon shrugs off trash-talk criticism
Nathan Lyon has defended his controversial pre-Ashes comments about Matt Prior and wanting to end England players' careers
Containing Smith and Khawaja's spin problem
Stats highlights from the second day's play between Australia and England at the Gabba
It's one of the great Ashes romances!
A swimming pool, a beer or two and an Ashes Test in full swing - what better time to pop the question?
Day 1
Vince makes his name but Australia battle back
Mark Stoneman and James Vince added a century stand for the second wicket as England doused some of Australia's fire in the opening Ashes exchanges
Digested Ashes: England stand firm
A bite-size breakdown of the key action from day one of the first Test in Brisbane
Assured Vince and Stoneman settle early nerves
For most of the first two sessions the two England batsmen - with fewer than a dozen Tests between them - quietened the shrill of the pre-series hype showered upon Australia's pace attack
Vince leads the rabble's rebellion
Australian legend Matthew Hayden called England "no-hopers" and insisted he didn't know who James Vince was. You learn something new every day
Brisbane clouds clear for Cummins and Lyon
Two Australian bowlers in the thick of the first-day action found the Gabba shining more benignly upon them than usual
Australia's early problem with full length
Some early stats insights from day one of the first Ashes Test at the Gabba
England's "weak links" respond
Mark Stoneman, James Vince and Dawid Malan took the first step to justifying their much questioned Ashes selections
Others
Who has hit the most sixes in an IPL season?
Also: what's the highest fourth-innings total in a ten-wicket Test win?
Wobblyline, shoddyline, bulge-gate: Twitter reacts to Moeen's close stumping
Moeen Ali was stumped by the finest of margins at the Gabba, and not everyone agreed with the third umpire's decision
Have your say: Which of these was your favourite moment from the Gabba Test?
The first Ashes Test swung back and forth multiple times, before Australia grabbed the initiative on the fourth day.
Why England are destined to win the Ashes
They took care to not permit Starc or Cummins to get a four-for in Brisbane, that's why
Ball books XI berth ahead of Overton
Jake Ball will be the fourth member of England's seam attack when the Ashes starts in Brisbane on Thursday
Smith likens pace trio to Johnson in 2013-14
The Australia captain acknowledges the importance of using Starc, Cummins and Hazlewood in short bursts, but assures that they are more than capable of keeping at it for longer periods
Ashes Quiz #1: All things Gabba
Can you crack this quiz and be as dominant as the Aussies at the Gabba? Go on, take a stab and find out
Fortress Gabba, and key head-to-heads
Stats preview to the opening Ashes clash at the Gabba
History says Australia but new chapter can be written
England have not won at the Gabba in 31 years and few give them a chance on this occasion, but for all the talk Australia are not without their issues