Ashes 2017/18, 4th Test, Day 2: 5 things we learnt from the day

#3 Cummins' rare first innings failure

Cummins has been an all-rounder right through the series.

42, 44, 41 read Cummins' scores in the first innings of the first three Tests of the Ashes. If he had hoped to convert his fourth first innings knock into a half-century, he was hard done by. Stuart Broad was in a rampaging mood and had him caught in the cordon for a paltry 4. It came as a huge relief for England, who had struggled against the quick bowler's secondary skills.

Right through the series, Cummins has been a thorn in England's attempt to wipe through the lower order and has more than strengthened up Australia's tail. With Mitchell Starc missing, Cummins batted one position higher (no.8) than his three forties in the series which he made at no.9. That ought to be it! Or so Australia would hope.