Joe Root scripts history against Australia, becomes only third England player to enter elite 200 list

Australia captain Mitch Marsh won the toss and elected to bowl in the series opener, which comes amid renewed attention on the 2018 Sandpapergate scandal. Less than four hours before the toss, Australia Test captain Pat Cummins addressed a news conference in Sydney, dismissing claims made in Usman Khawaja’s autobiography, released this week, as “complete and utter nonsense.”