Root sparkles to haul England from early trouble
ESPNcricinfo staff
08-Jul-2015
There was plenty of pomp and ceremony before the series began which, coupled with some rain, led to a short delay • Getty Images
Josh Hazlewood took the first wicket of the series, and his first in Ashes cricket, when he removed Adam Lyth in his opening over•Getty Images
Alastair Cook looked in good order before edging Nathan Lyon•PA Photos
Ian Bell's poor run continued when he was pinned lbw by Mitchell Starc's yorker•Getty Images
England were 43 for 3 but Joe Root immediately counter-attacked•Getty Images
Root was quick onto any width from the Australian quick bowlers who strayed reasonably often•Getty Images
Hazlewood provided a breakthrough shortly after tea when he removed Gary Ballance lbw•Getty Images
Root brought up his second hundred against Australia from 118 balls, the fastest first-innings Ashes hundred•Getty Images
Ben Stokes made an aggressive half-century, including slotting Lyon straight down the ground•Getty Images
Root was eventually dismissed for 134 and left to a standing ovation•Getty Images
Starc gave Stokes the silent treatment after his dismissal•Getty Images