'Thumped on the up via cover-point!'

For DeFreitas to Slater in 1994-95, will we sooner or later be studying Cummins to Crawley 2023? The first ball of an Ashes sequence has lengthy held a level of mystique, and in the present day's long-awaited opener was no exception. Here's how ESPNcricinfo's ball-by-ball commentary has lined these moments because the begin of the epic summer season of 2005Read more

Lord's, 20050.1, Harmison to Langer, no runJust in need of size and outdoors the off stump, Langer watches the ball rigorously and lets it undergo to the wicketkeeper, and with that the Ashes are lastly underway!

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The Gabba, 2006-070.1, Harmison to Langer, 1 broadAnd it is wild and woolly, a large broad taken by first slip. Welcome again to Australia, Steve.

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Cardiff, 20090.1, Johnson to Strauss, no runStarts with an honest size, if a contact too broad of the left-hander's off stump, and it is left alone

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The Gabba, 2010-110.1, Hilfenhaus to Strauss, no runIs it Harmison-esque? No it isn't! A simple begin exterior off stump from Hilfenhaus, Strauss leaves it alone and the keeper takes it - not second slip.

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Trent Bridge, 20130.1, Pattinson to Cook, 1 broadIt's a large! Not fairly Steve Harmison, however Pattinson begins with a really brief, crazy bouncer.

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The Gabba, 2013-140.1, Anderson to Rogers, no runGood begin by Anderson, full at off stump, trace of motion within the air, Rogers shuffles throughout and defends fairly late, the ball runs to gully

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Rory Burns was knocked over by the primary ball of the final Ashes in Australiaβ€’Getty Images

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Cardiff, 20150.1, Starc to Lyth, no runStarts with a brief ball loosener, 87mph, exterior off and loops gently via to Haddin as Lyth drops his arms.

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The Gabba, 2017-180.1, Starc to Cook, no runGood line, tight to off stump and good carry via, however not categorical. Cook leaves alone, as you'd count on.

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Edgbaston, 20190.1, Anderson to Bancroft, no runFinds size and instantly has the ball shaping away, glorious line to the right-hander, who leaves.

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The Gabba, 2021/220.1, Starc to Burns, OUTKnocks him over first ball! Full yorker which crashes into the bottom of leg stump. Burns is nowhere, falling over to the off aspect as he seems to clip off the pads. Angled into the left-hander from over the wicket, however this really tailed away late and sharply to hit the bottom of leg stump. What a begin from Starc!

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Edgbaston, 20230.1, Cummins to Crawley, FOUR runsThumped on the up via cover-point! What a shot! Decent size, numerous width, he strides out and climbs into a tremendous cowl drive on the up!

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