The second Ashes series of the year got under way in Brisbane with England making a positive start to their defence of the urn.
Expert view
Former England captain Andrew Strauss, who oversaw Australia's downfall three years ago, was
impressed by the way England excelled in unfavourable conditions. "A lot of people will be waking up in England thinking 273-8 is not a bad score but the wicket was very, very flat and there was no seam movement at all. I think England were worried after the first hour - they were thinking 'I'm not sure we're going to get many wickets on this'." Broad has now dismissed Australia skipper Clarke eight times in Tests, something that has not gone unnoticed by Strauss: "He has got the wood over Michael Clarke, which is a massive role for him to play. Clarke is really struggling with his short balls and the longer Stuart Broad can keep exploiting that, the better it is for England."
Click here for Michael Atherton's analysis of Clarke's problems against the short ball, plus you can listen to Sir Ian Botham and David Lloyd in our
all-new Ashes podcast.
Milestone moment
Kevin Pietersen was presented with a silver cap by England and Wales Cricket Board chairman Giles Clarke before the start of play to mark the occasion of his 100th Test appearance. Pietersen is the 10th Englishman and 56th player overall to achieve the feat. He took a catch in the covers to dismiss Warner during the afternoon and briefly exchanged words with Haddin later on - but it was an otherwise quiet day in the field for the 33-year-old, who has scored 7,887 runs at 48.38 during his Test career to date.
Catch up
You can relive all the best action from day one by reading
our interactive commentary from the Gabba, tailor the highlights with the
Ashes Events Centre and view
a gallery of the best images here. For in-depth discussion and analysis, tune in to the
Verdict at Night show on Sky Sports 2HD at 9pm.
