In a dramatic twist, Australia has actually competed with England in the Ashes. Australia showed its batting isn't quite as limp as many have made it out to be, and umpiring once again fell under the spotlight. ANTOINETTE MULLER picks five talking points from day one at Old Trafford.
Something strange happened in Manchester on Thursday. Australia won the toss, chose to bat and didn't completely embarrass itself. The visitors made two changes to their side, swapping Ashton Agar and Phil Hughes for Nathan Lyon and David Warner respectively.
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