5 crucial moments where England lost the Ashes

#4 Surrendering dominant position in Brisbane after Australia were 76/4

Despite being reduced to 76/4, Steven Smith and Shaun Marsh stabilized Australia in the first Test

For the second straight Ashes series in Australia, England had pushed their hosts on the back foot in the first Test of the series. After the visitors posted 302, which in itself was a below par score, their bowlers responded by reducing Australia to 4 for 76 on what certainly appeared to be a batting pitch, reviving memories of their slip to 132/6 on the same ground on the first day of the 2013-14 series.

But in 2017-18, Steven Smith and Shaun Marsh joined hands to revive the side by stabilising the innings in a stand of 99 with Marsh making 51. Smith eventually remained undefeated on 141 and Australia ended with a crucial 26-run lead; following that, England folded up for only 195 in the second innings and Australia went on to easily win the Test by 10 wickets.