England and Australia in never-before-seen Test match event in bonkers first Ashes match

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On day two of the first Ashes Test, England and Australia have created a piece of never-before-seen history in Test cricket.Since the game’s inception and over 2,800 Tests, there has never been a time where at the start of the first three innings, both teams were 0-1.England have set Australia a target of 204, meaning either way, this will be over inside three daysGetty After winning the toss and electing to bat, Ben Stokes side faced up against an Australia team without Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood.That meant that Mitchell Starc had to lead the attack, and he took the first over to Zak Crawley.Crawley didn’t even last the over as he edged behind.The visitors went on to score 172, which looked well short until their bowlers got involved.Usman Khawaja was meant to open with debutant Jake Weatherald, but after spending too long off the field dealing with back spasms, he was timed out.This meant Weatherald was partnered by Marnus Labuschagne instead.However, his debut lasted just two balls as Archer delivered a vicious delivery that knocked him off his feet and pinned him LBW to leave Australia 0-1.And on day two after bowling Australia out for 132, England returned to the crease looking to build their lead and set a big target for the hosts to chase.But it was a terrible start as Crawley was removed caught and bowled by Starc.Now, it wasn’t a simple catch by any means, with the 35-year-old taking a stunning one-handed grab just before it touched the floor.And as Crawley trudged back to the dressing room having scored nought in both innings, he didn’t realise, but he had inadvertently created Test history.However, there is another bit of unwanted history for the England opener.He is the first England opener to bag a pair since Michael Atherton against South Africa in Johannesburg in 1999.Starc pulled off an incredible catch to remove CrawleyGettyArcher was all over the debut man and ensured it was a first innings for Weatherald to forgetGettyCarnageIt appears the first Ashes Test won’t be going beyond day two, so if you have day three, four or five tickets for this one, you’ll be owed an apology by England and Australia.It was always anticipated that this series would deliver as England actually arrived in Australia with one of the strongest sides they’ve had in a long time.But no one was expecting 19 wickets to fall on day one – the first time that has happened in The Ashes on Australian soil in well over a century.And day two has moved at rapid pace as well, with Australia now chasing 204 to win the opening Test.This followed England collapsing from 65-1 to 164 all out.Starc was again all over England as he ended with ten wickets for the Test match, but Gus Atkinson and Brydon Carse provided some resistance.They put on a fantastic 50 partnership to guarantee that Australia are chasing over 200 to win the first Test.Meanwhile, England are looking for their first Test win on Australian soil since 2010/11 and that appears unlikely.