Ashes 2017: 2nd Test, day 1, 5 things we learnt from the day

#4 England bowlers go wayward

Anderson was anticipated to make better use of the new pink ball

Once Root had opted to bowl first, it was upto the England bowlers to run in hard and exploit the movement on offer and make the brand new pink ball count. However, that never quite materialised as Anderson and Broad kept sending down short deliveries on a fifth wicket line.

After 70 balls into the innings, just one ball had been aimed at the stumps by the England seamers. None of them looked threatening enough to put the Aussies on the back foot. David Warner and Cameron Bancroft looked pretty solid throughout and negotiated the wide line quite easily.

The rain managed to make a better impression early in the game than the England new ball bowlers.