England bundled out for 258 as Hazlewood excels on return

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Hazlewood was exceptional with the new ball to kick off the morning of what was effectively the opening day of the Test after day one proved to be a washout.

Jason Roy – still finding his way in the Test game – looked uncomfortable before edging behind to Tim Paine for a three-ball duck to give Hazlewood his first wicket. The right-arm quick, recalled after missing out on selection in Edgbaston, then had Joe Root trapped in front to leave England in trouble at 26/2.

Rory Burns, a centurion in the first Test, looked steady in the company of Joe Denly and blunted the Australian attack to lead a recovery. At lunch, it appeared that honours were even with England at a safer position of 76/2.

Hazlewood found success after the break however, finding the edge of Denly, and Australia’s well-rounded attack then combined to pile on the misery.

But while it was Pat Cummins who got the next wicket, it was Cameron Bancroft’s catch that was central to the removal of Burns. A short ball from Cummins saw Burns fend to the leg-side, and diving to his left, Bancroft at short-leg snaffled brilliantly to pull off a stunning bit of work.

Jos Buttler hit 12 before Peter Siddle – having suffered two drops off his bowling – found luck third time round to have England’s No. 5 caught behind. Ben Stokes missed a sweep off Nathan Lyon to leave England 138/6.

Chris Woakes – whose maiden Test century came at Lord’s in 2018 – proved an effective partner for Jonny Barstow as the pair halted the slide, taking England to tea on 201/7 in a partnership similar in its importance to that of Denly and Burns for the third wicket.

Woakes’ rearguard ended after a barrage of short balls from Cummins as he faintly gloved a ball behind, and Jofra Archer then succumbed to a ball that popped off the pitch to see to a leading edge and running catch from Usman Khawaja.

Lyon grabbed the next two wickets, Bairstow the final man to fall after having reached his half-century.

Stuart Broad bowled David Warner to give England cause for joy but Usman Khawaja and Cameron Bancroft saw off the threat of the new ball to take Australia to the close of play on 30/1.