England captain Ben Stokes won the toss and chose to bat first but it was Australia that made history in the Ashes series opener on Friday.

Australia pacer Scott Boland and medium-pacer Brendan Doggett became the first Indigenous pair to play a Test match for Australia together. It is the first time Australia fielded two Indigenous players in a Test team.

Prior to Doggett, only four Indigenous cricketers had represented Australia in Tests: the late Faith Coulthard, pacer Jason Gillespie, allrounder Ashleigh Gardner, and Boland.

Significantly, three-time Grand Slam winner Ashleigh Barty, former allrounder Dan Christian, former pacers Albert Henry and Ian King, former medium-pacers Josh Lalor, Michael Mainhardt, Ken Vowles, and opener D’Arcy Short are among the notable Indigenous athletes

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