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ENG 59/1 (15.0) vs AUS | Australia vs England Live Score, Ashes 1st Test Day 2: Australia and England kicked off the high-voltage 2025-26 Ashes on Friday (November 21) in Perth from 7.50 AM IST. Day 1 HighlightsMitchell Starc got the innings off to great start for Australia as he picked up the early wickets of Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett. He then went on to take the crucial wicket of Joe Root, before Ollie Pope and Harry Brook stitched a 50-run stand for the fourth wicket. Cameron Green then ended the partnership by dismissing Pope. Starc came back to the take the wicket of Ben Stokes just after lunch.Harry Brook and Jamie Smith then tried to show some resistance with the former scoring a half-century as well. However, Brendan Doggett dismissed the England vice-captain to take his maiden Test wicket. The wickets continued to tumble, with Star coming back to clean the tail off. He took three more wickets, and finished the innings with astonishing figures of 7/58. England were all out for just 172 runs.Australia had to reorganize, sending Marnus Labuschagne to begin with Steve Smith at three when Usman Khawaja was unable to do so due to insufficient time on the field. Wearing body blows and attempting to age the ball, each displayed a great deal of tenacity, but their resistance was short-lived as Brydon Carse and Jofra Archer removed them one after the other. The hosts were left in a precarious position at 31/4 as Carse struck again to eliminate Khawaja. Ben Stokes bowled an inspiring spell, picking up a fifer in the final session and breaking a couple of crucial partnerships, including the big wickets of Head, Green, and Alex Carey, to put England firmly ahead just as Australia appeared to be making a comeback. Travis Head and Cameron Green had stabilized the ship with a promising 45-run stand, injecting some much-needed calm.Although both sides had their chances, England now has a firm hold on the match. On Day 2, Australia will concentrate on reaching as near to England's total as feasible, while the visitors will try to crush the hosts as quickly as possible.Playing XIsAustralia: Usman Khawaja, Jake Weatherald, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith (c), Travis Head, Cameron Green, Alex Carey (wk), Mitchell Starc, Brendan Doggett, Scott Boland, Nathan Lyon.England: Ben Stokes (c) Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Shoaib Bashir, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jamie Smith (wk), Mark Wood.WHEN AND WHERE TO WATCH: The Ashes 2025/26 1st Test will be telecast on the Star Sports Network and will be live streamed on the Disney+ Hotstar app.TOSS: England won the toss and elected to bat first.Catch all the live updates from the Ashes 1st Test between England and Australia:, Cricket News, Times Now