Ashes 2021-22: Australia thump England by nine wickets to win first Test
FirstpostThe loss extended a drought for England, who haven’t won a Test in Australia in a decade since winning the Ashes here in 2010-11 and haven’t won a Test at the Gabba since 1986. Brisbane: Australia won the Ashes series opener by nine wickets on Saturday with 1 1/2 days to spare after Nathan Lyon picked up his 400th Test wicket and quickly added three more to dismantle England’s bid to save the first Test. After being dismissed for 147 in the first innings and surrendering a 278-run first-innings deficit when Australia replied with 425, England revived some hope of challenging in the first Test when Malan and Joe Root defied the attack for almost two full sessions on Friday. Lyon returned to dismiss Ollie Robinson, inexplicably reverse sweeping to point, and bowl Mark Wood before Green finished off the England innings when he had Chris Woakes caught behind.