The second Test is in Adelaide.
Australia 221-2 Labuschagne 95.
England has yet to bat.
The scorecard is a summary of what happened.
David Warner and Marnus Labuschagne ground down the bowling of England on the first day of the second Test in Adelaide.
Labuschagne ended 95 not out after two dropped catches as the hosts closed at 221-2.
Warner made 95, sharing a stand of 172 in 58 overs with Labuschagne after Stuart Broad removed Marcus Harris in the eighth over.
Warner hit a short, wide ball from Ben Stokes to extra cover in the final session, but England were hurt by their own efforts in the field.
Labuschagne was put down twice on 21 and 95 by Buttler, who had caught Harris down the leg side.
The first Test loss from England was followed by questionable tactics from the team, who recalled both Broad and Anderson.
Pat Cummins, Australia's captain, was ruled out of the Test after being found to have been close to someone who tested positive for Covid-19.
It ended with Australia, captained by Steve Smith, in a commanding position.
Reaction to the first day of work in the city.
It is another difficult start for England.
England hopes that Cummins' late absence will have the same effect as Glenn McGrath stepping on a stray ball in the 2005 Edgbaston Test, a pivotal moment as England famously fought back to win the match and series.
Adding in the fact that Australia are also without injured bowler Josh Hazlewood, England began with genuine optimism of putting their loss to Australia behind them.
They are well behind the game after a chastening first day.
After losing the toss, England chose a five-man seam attack and failed to find any movement with the pink ball.
Buttler spilled them, making matters worse.
His first drop was difficult, leaping after a pull down the leg side, but his second was easy. Labuschagne offered a regulation snick from a back foot drive only for Buttler to spill the ball at a comfortable height moving to his right.
The home crowd cheered Buttler on until the close, despite the fact that the end of the day would have been in the bowler-friendly conditions.
England tactics come into question.
Mark Wood, England's only genuine pace bowler, was not present in the bowling attack.
His omission, albeit to protect a bowler known for injuries, looked questionable when he was used as a short-pitched bowling theory by the other team before lunch on the first day of a Test.
Warner's downfall was due to those tactics, but even after Warner fell, they continued. At this point the lights went out, but England were able to bowl to Australia's premier batter without a slip fielder in sight.
The issue was compounded by the absence of a spinner, meaning captain Joe Root had to bowl his part-time off-spin under the lights to speed up the over-rate and get England to the new ball before the close.
When it came, faced with Anderson, Broad, and Robinson, the already slow scoring rate dropped to a crawl and Smith and Labuschagne made 18 from 71 balls.
More to come.
