"The yin-and-yang of Harry Brook and Joe Root has headlined England's best batting day of the Ashes, with the pair taking them to 211-3 before a storm hit the SCG on day one of the fifth Test. Their side down 3-1 in the series and the Ashes decided, Brook and Root's unbeaten 154-run counter-attacking stand helped rescue England from 57 for 3 on Sunday."
"Brook has had a miserable tour after arriving as England's best cause for hope of a first series win in Australia in 15 years, but Sunday was everything he is known for. The 26-year-old's intent was always clear, even if his execution was at times questionable. He jumped down the wicket and left his first ball from Scott Boland, then inside-edged the next down to fine leg to get off the mark."
England recovered from 57 for 3 to 211-3 through an unbeaten 154-run partnership between Joe Root and Harry Brook, with Root 72 not out and Brook 78 not out when play was suspended. Rain and lightning forced players from the field just before tea and the day was later abandoned. Australia selected no specialist spinner at the SCG for the first time in 138 years, omitting Todd Murphy and including Beau Webster. Brook, returning from a difficult tour, showed clear attacking intent, repeatedly charging the quicks, taking on short bowling and producing inventive boundary shots, though execution was sometimes imperfect.
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