Ashes ‘masterstoke’: Wickets tumble on Day 1 as Stokes overshadows Starc

In a chaotic opening day of the Ashes, Ben Stokes won the toss and watched his team skittled for 172 before taking a five-wicket haul to give England a first-innings advantage Friday in the first Test.

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Australia's Mitchell Starc got 7/58, his best figures in Test cricket

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Day 1 lived up to the pre-series hype, with pace bowlers dominating on a sunny day in front of more than 51,000 spectators at Perth Stadium.