Carse: It's all about the speed

England pace bowler Brydon Carse insists England's bowlers can recapture the pace and hostility that had Australia rocking on the first day of the Ashes.

- BY RORY DOLLARD

BRYDON CARSE insists England's bowlers can recapture the pace and hostility that had Australia rocking on the first day of the Ashes.

Two batting collapses in the series opener, followed by a fearless fourth-innings century from Travis Head, condemned the tourists to a two-day loss in Perth but it was not ‘one-way traffic.

At the end of day one, England's quicks had set the agenda and got the home side hopping with an average speed nudging 88mph.