PERTH: Mitchell Starc took three early wickets and Cameron Green snared another as Australia had England in trouble at 105 for four at lunch Friday after the opening session of the Ashes series.

Starc took three wickets for 10 in his first five overs and brought up his 100th career Ashes wicket.

It started in the first over, when the veteran left-arm paceman had Zac Crawley caught at slip by Usman Khawaja on the sixth delivery before England had scored a run.

Starc bowled 12 balls without conceding a run before Ollie Pope took three off him to start the fifth over.

Ben Duckett (21) was punishing an off-rhythm Scott Boland's half-volleys, punching four boundaries down the ground before Starc trapped him lbw in the seventh over with a full-length ball that hit him in the pads in front o

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