Ashes: England's batting crumbles again as Australia dominate day one of Boxing Day Test
Australia 61-1England's batting capitulated again as Australia's dominance of the Ashes series continued on day one of the crucial third Test in Melbourne.
That was the first of three dire dismissals in the afternoon session with Ben Stokes cutting Cameron Green to point for 25 and Jos Buttler holing out off Nathan Lyon for three on the stroke of tea. In a must-win game, England have shown little evidence they will turn around a series in which they have been outclassed during almost every day's play.England's efforts in Brisbane and Adelaide were dismal. At Melbourne, after talk of "brutally honest" team meetings in the build-up, they managed to sink further towards disarray.
What followed, from Root, Stokes and Buttler - England's three most senior batters, was inexcusable. As partnerships threatened to build, they gifted their wickets with bad shots. Malan threatened to calm proceedings, again alongside Root, but the left-hander edged a ball pushed across him by Cummins in the final over before lunch, a crucial blow.
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