Lords, 28/6: David Warner and Usman Khawaja shared a gritty partnership on an eventful morning as Australia battled to 73-1 at lunch on day one of the second Ashes test against England on Wednesday.
Sent into bat under grey skies at Lord’s, the openers watched on as protesters sprayed orange powder on to the outfield and, after a rain delay, they negotiated probing spells from James Anderson and Stuart Broad to give their side a solid start.
Warner reached his fifty by hooking Josh Tongue for six and was unbeaten on 53. However, Khawaja was bowled by Tongue for 17 just before the interval to give England a lift.
Each batsman was dropped in the slips, Khawaja offering a very difficult chance to Joe Root and Warner a sharp one to Ollie Pope, but the England attack failed to take full advantage of favourable conditions after Ben Stokes had won the toss.
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