The Ashes: All you need to know as Ben Stokes leads England's day one fight back

England posted a remarkable fight back on day one of The Ashes and are likely to lead the scoring at the end of the first innings, with Ben Stokes leading the revival with a five-for

Everything you need to know about England's stunning first innings fight back as The Ashes got underway in Perth...

England (1st Innings): 172 all out (32.5 overs). Australia (1st Innings): 123/9 (39 overs) at stumps. England leads by 49 runs.

A staggering total of 19 wickets fell on the day, setting a new record for the most wickets lost on the opening day of an Ashes Test in Perth.

Australia's Mitchell Starc was the star of the first session, dismantling England’s batting line-up with sensational figures of 7/58, which included the key wickets of Zak Crawley, Joe Root, and Ben Stokes.

England's innings