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Australia Bowl England Out For 147 In Rain-Hit Opening Day Of The Ashes

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England made a disastrous start to the Ashes Wednesday, all out for 147 on the stroke of tea after losing opener Rory Burns to the first ball of the series in Brisbane. Play couldn't be resumed after tea as rain brought early stumps on Wednesday. Mitchell Starc sensationally bowled Burns around his legs as Australia's pacemen ripped through England's top order with Pat Cummins taking 5-38 on his debut as Test captain.  After England captain Joe Root won the toss and chose to bat, the visitors were bundled out in just 50.1 overs.

Dawid Malan, who scored six, and Root, for a duck, quickly followed Burns as England slumped to 11-3 on a green-looking wicket.

Cummins then removed Ben Stokes for five to leave England struggling on 59 for four at lunch, with opener Haseeb Hameed on 25 alongside Ollie Pope on 17.