By Jim Wallace

Elegant: Joe Root flicks one off his pads for four more in his 91
PICTURE: Alamy

ZAK Crawley lit the touchpaper. England’s lissom-limbed opening bat spanked the very first ball of the day for four.
He needed every inch of those long levers in order to do so. Mitchell Starc sent down a wide loosener that Crawley stretched for and met with a scything blade, the ball flying through cover for four. Off we go.
Crawley’s opening partner didn’t mess about either. Ben Duckett came onto strike after a scampered single and immediately clipped and cut ...