Ashes: Joe Root & Dawid Malan give England hope at the Gabba

The first Test is in Brisbane.

England scored 147 and 220-2.

Head, Warner, and Robinson all contributed to Australia's 425.

England is behind by 58 runs.

The scorecard is a summary of what happened.

The first Test between Australia and England was saved by a defiant partnership of 159 between Joe Root and Dawid Malan.

The tourists were all out for 147 in the first day of the match, but the third-party pair took the tourists to 220-2 in the second.

The record for the number of runs scored by an England batter in a calendar year was broken when captain Joe Root moved to 86 not out.

On the verge of repeating the hundred he made in Perth on England's last tour down under, Malan is on the verge of a century.

They came together after Haseeb Hameed was out for 27 andRory Burns was out for 13

The last man to be dismissed for 150 in an Australian Test was Travis Head, who was dismissed from the last ball of the day.

Ben Stokes was able to bowl for England after being declared fit from a jarred knee.

Australia will have the second new ball on day four, which will give England a chance to set a fourth-innings target.

England and Australia are fighting in a game.

Even though it is too early to think about matching the famous escape they managed at the Gabba in 2010, England dominated day three after being mauled for the first part of the match.

If they lose this match, the tourists should get a boost because their batters have shown they can compete.

There are some niggling problems in Australia. David Warner did not take the field because of bruised ribs he suffered when batting, Nathan Lyon failed to take a wickets, and the pace bowlers had a short time to recover before the start of the second Test.

It can be argued that England's decision to bat first and include the spin of Jack Leach had some merit, as the pitch is showing some signs of bounce and turn.

They needed to bat well on the first day, rather than being shot out in two sessions.

England's first-innings batting will be the reason why they are beaten. An Australia win is not as certain as it used to be.

Another record.

In the first day of the series, he felt for an edge to depart for a duck, despite having compiled one of the all-time great years of Test batting.

He was back in the swing of things on Friday. Rhythmical movement, refusing to be tied down and scoring all around the field.

It is crucial for England that they get this touch early in the series, with the visitors unlikely to have a chance of regaining the urn without a big contribution from the skipper.

He ran 1,481 runs for the year, moving past Michael Vaughan's previous England-best mark.

He played reverse-sweeps against Lyon, his old team-mate from a spell of club cricket.

After being struck by Mitchell Starc, Joe Root needed treatment on his left leg and had to fight through the noise of England fans to get to the finish.

There is a man at home in Australia.

One of only two men to score a hundred for England on their last tour of Australia, Malan was not in the team as recently as four months ago.

The left-handed hitter's return was partly due to his ability to batting down under and this knock was further proof of his recall.

When on one, Malan tried to hit Pat Cummins over the head of Alex Carey, but missed, showing that he had learned from his mistake.

Malan was happy on the back foot against the pace bowlers and used his feet to spin Lyon.

After he passed 50 for the fifth time in Australia, he pulled Cummins at square leg and almost miscued the home captain to Marcus Harris.

When the new ball is available for 10 overs into the fourth morning, England will see it as vital that they are still together.

It has been a significant day for England.

They've given themselves a chance, from a very desperate position, one where defeat looked certain. A draw is not an option in this game compared to the famous 2010-11 match.

"We're back in the game and hopefully we can get at least another 100 run partnership between me and Joe and then whoever comes in next." It's become a good place to play and hopefully we can cash in tomorrow.

Steven Finn said that it was a significant day for the England team regardless of the result. They have set a precedent of how to bat against Starc, Cummins and everything Australia have going for them.

"We know that this Australia side have cracked under pressure - we saw that against India last year and at Headingley in 2019." said Cook. The side is getting closer to figuring out how they cope under Pat Cummins' leadership.

If we can get one or two of them before the new ball, or if not, the runs up. We can drive the game if we can get them five or six down. Tomorrow will be a big day.