Stoneman and James Vince weathered the early burst after the loss of the experienced Cook. Both, making their Ashes debut, looked assured and left all the deliveries outside the off-stump. They were unfazed by the occasion and didn’t react to the verbal volleys thrown at them by the bowlers. They saw through the first session patiently and then pounced out on the freebies in the second session.
They added 125 for the second wicket and scored their respective half-centuries before Stoneman was castled by Pat Cummins just before tea on 53. Vince too was run-out soon on 83 but the duo surely troubled the hosts with their patient knocks.
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