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Australia v England First Test, Day One Report Card

Featuring English confidence, first over wickets, tiresome discussions, the madness of Harry Brook, Usman Khawaja's slight and footwork

Dan Liebke
Nov 21, 2025
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English Confidence
Grade: B+

An Ashes build-up that had lasted for countless generations, passed down from parent to child, in whispered bedtime tales and vague prophecies of What Might Be™, was finally here. Like any good game of whispers, this build-up had devolved in every retelling until the final piece of pre-series banter was, inexplicably, Steve Sm…

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