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Australia vs England Ashes Live Score, 1st Test Day 1 (Australia National Cricket Team vs England National Cricket Team: England captain Ben Stokes won the toss and opted to bat first against Australia in the first Test. Australia stand-in captain Steve Smith said he would have batted first too.

“We can’t wait to get going. As always, a lot of hard work, determination, everything that goes into preparing for a big tour. We’ve got a clear goal of what we want to achieve out here. From the 12 we named, Bash misses out,” said Stokes.

Smith feels the cracks will play a role as the Test progresses.

“I think the cracks will come into play, they se

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