England know they can maintain this tempo for the whole series – it will be a physical and mental trial for Australia to keep up.
At the centre of it all was Joe Root, who crafted a hundred of top quality – his first against Australia since the 2015 series, which was also the last England won.
Thanks largely to Nathan Lyon, England’s innings did not truly get away from Australia, but in reaching 393 followed by Stokes’ declaration with half an hour to go, the hosts had set down a marker. The day’s tally of 407 runs was precisely the same amount scored by England at Edgbaston in 2005. “That’s something that as a group we want to be known for, that hustle, that endeavour to get back on strike, endeavour to run the three, and put your fielders under pressure.”
Many of these came through a vacant midwicket, and Cummins regained a significant measure of control once he placed one close enough to hunt for catches and stop the strike rotating.
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