By Chris Stocks at the SCG
Australia Yet to bat
England 233-5 (Root 83, Malan 55*, Cook 39, Cummins 2-44) Stumps – Day One
Toss: England, who chose to bat Officials: H Dharmasena, J Wilson, S Ravi, G Abood, R Madugalle

Painstaking: England captain Joe Root looks dejected after being dismissed by Australia paceman Mitchell Starc
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FOUR years ago, Joe Root suffered the lowest moment of his career when he was dropped for the final match of a harrowing Ashes series at the SCG.
This time, just as he appeared to be banishing his demons at this ground, the man who is ...