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England in Australia and New Zealand 2017-18 News

Comprehensive Win

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Ten-Wicket wins for Australia V England in Tests - This is the first since 2007 and second at the Gabba. In 1990 Australia chased down 157 without losing a wicket.

Lyon in Elite List

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Spinners from Australia to take 50 or more wickets in a calendar year. Shane Warne was the last to achieve this in 2005 when he took 96 wickets.

Slow but Steady

261

Balls taken for Steven Smith to score his century - His slowest in Tests and slowest for Australia in an Ashes Test since 1993

Tough Runs

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Runs only for Steven Smith in the first session from 72 balls he faced. He managed to score just one boundary in this session. Australia scored only 48 runs and lost 3 wickets.

Bairstow V Lyon

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Dismissals for Bairstow against Nathan Lyon - Joint most he has been dismissed against any bowler from Australia.

Long time coming

31

Innings since England had a century stand for the second wicket. Previous instance was in 2016 when Cook and Root added 185 against Pakistan at Manchester

Vince goes past 50

42

Highest Test score for James Vince before today.He had four scores between 35 and 42. Vince has 20 fifties and 30 hundreds in First-Class matches coming in to this Test

Fortress Gabba

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Test matches at the ground since January 1989- Aus have won 21 and drawn seven. Of those 21 wins, six have been by an innings, four by nine or ten wickets, and five by margins of 200 or more runs

Comeback for Paine

78

Number of Test matches missed between appearances for Tim Paine - Joint Most for Australia along with Bradd Hogg