England recovered from an awful start in the second Ashes Test to smash a new record.

After an embarrassing first match defeat , England are in Brisbane for the infamous pink-ball Test , and they've not found it easy going so far.

Mitchell Starc struck inside the first over again to remove Ben Duckett and Ollie Pope was out for a duck as well moments later.

But Zak Crawley and Joe Root guided the visitors to 98-2 at tea, which is the most runs in the first session of a day-night Test in Australia.

This covers 14 full games since the concept was introduced in the 2010s.

It is exactly what England needed after being 5-2 when Pope went and looking to be in real trouble. The Gabba evacuated on eve of second Ashes Test as fire crews arrive at iconic venue

But Crawley put hi

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