The Ashes Recap: Follow the action from Day 1 of the Boxing Day Test between Australia and England

Stokes to Green, who’s defending.

He pushes a single into the offside. This pair have now put on 30 runs together.

Neser defends the last.

Carse returns, just one over for Tongue.

Starts short but then beats Neser once he gets it on a length outside off.

A maiden

Low full toss and Neser throws his hands at it to get four through backward point.

FOUR! Tempter full and wide and Neser goes hard it edging over gully for another boundary.

Drop and runs a single to finish. Productive over.

FOUR! Togue returns and serves up a full toss to Green who banishes it through square leg.

FOUR MORE! Short and Green rocks back and pulls him through vacant midwicket.

Stokes cuts Neser in half to beat the edge and bounce over the stumps.

Half an appeal for LBW but it’s too high as Stokes continues to work Neser over.

Cuts through Neser again and takes the thigh guard through to Smith.

FOUR! Overpitched and Neser drives down the ground to bring warm applause as Australia pass 100.

Green drives off the front foot but can’t beat the field.

Green is shuffling down the wicket as he flicks two off the hip.

Repeats the stroke off the last

Neser is beaten all ends up by Stokes but doesn’t edge it.

Gone next ball? Stokes goes up for the edge, but Smith doesn’t look very confident.

Rightly so as it drops well short on we go.

Runs! Neser off the mark, pushing two through the covers

Atkinson continues.

CLOSE! Green pushes at one outside off and is beaten.

Runs! Green’s off the mark as he pings two off the pads.

Michael Neser took the crease.

Can Australia scrape their way close to 200 to give them something? Looks a long way away at the moment.

Neser defends the over.

Alex Carey what have you done!

He falls straight into the legside trap, flicking the ball off his hips straight to Zak Crawley at leg gully who doesn’t vene have to move.

Australia 6-91 and England are bossing the game right now