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Sydney, January 5: England struck twice late on a rain-affected opening day of the fourth Ashes Test at the SCG to get back into the contest on Wednesday (January 5).
Australia finished the first day on 126 for three with Steve Smith (6 not out) and Usman Khawaja (4 not out) at the crease after captain Pat Cummins won the delayed coin toss and elected to bat.
The hosts, who lead the series 3-0, had been firmly in control at 111 for one in the final session before veteran Jimmy Anderson (24-1 from 13 overs) and Mark Wood (31-1 from 10 overs) struck to dismiss opener Marcus Harris (38) and Test number one batsman Marnus Labuschagne (28) respectively.
Stuart Broad, back in the England side at the expense of Ollie Robinson, claimed the scalp of opener David Warner for 30 caught by Zak Crawley.
The opening session had been stop-start with rain delays seeing Australia go into lunch at 30 for no loss, before adding another 26 runs until Broad found an edge from regular scalp Warner.
Rain fell shortly after Warner's dismissal leading to tea being taken after only 21.4 overs of play, but England got a crucial double strike in the final session before the weather intervened again.
Harris had been patient across more than three hours at the crease until Anderson drew an edge which Joe Root claimed at second slip.
England skipper Root introduced Mark Wood into the attack in the next over and dismissed Labuschagne caught behind by Jos Buttler.
Broad has the wood on Warner
Broad resumed his domination of Warner, dismissing him for the 13th time in Test cricket when he struck in the second session.
The right-arm fast bowler dismissed Warner seven times in the space of 104 balls during the 2019 Ashes in England, yet has been left out for two Tests in this series.
Sydney's rain woes
Only 46.5 overs were bowled on the first day at the SCG, which has been plagued by rain at recent Test matches at the venue.
In fact, Sydney has lost 26 days of Test cricket due to rain since 1877, which is significantly the most of any Australia venue and, while there was play, it was a frustrating opening day.
