Jonny Bairstow in the spotlight as England embark on a must-win second Ashes Test under the floodlights at Adelaide

The Australians have laughed off the Jonny Bairstow-Cameron Bancroft incident, but made full of use of it in the middle and are unlikely to stay quiet during this series

Trevor Hohns and his selection panel made three big calls for the Brisbane Test - and they all contributed as Australia closed in on a series lead

Ricky Ponting believes the Steven Smith can reach record peaks in his career but did caution that things could get tougher for the Australia captain

Steven Smith said he needed patience and resilience to achieve one of his finest Test hundreds in the face of England's defensive tactics

Much has been made of the contest between rival Ashes captains Steven Smith and Joe Root and it is Smith who has drawn first blood

Nathan Lyon has defended his controversial pre-Ashes comments about Matt Prior and wanting to end England players' careers

Shaun Marsh put a calamitous start to the Test behind him to keep Australia on an even keel

Two Australian bowlers in the thick of the first-day action found the Gabba shining more benignly upon them than usual

The hosts might have to do a quick fact-check about the defending Ashes champions before sparking yet another threat with a "Mitchell Johnson of 2013-14" reference

The Australia captain acknowledges the importance of using Starc, Cummins and Hazlewood in short bursts, but assures that they are more than capable of keeping at it for longer periods

Glenn Maxwell, called in as cover for Warner, will now be on standby for both batsmen

A new opening colleague for Warner every summer is becoming a tradition in Australian cricket and Cameron Bancroft comes to the role with strong credentials

"At the end of the day he knows he's made a mistake, and it's about him getting the respect back from his players and fellow countrymen," Australia's vice-captain said on Stokes

Australia's vice-captain is confident he will be fit for the first Ashes Test on Thursday despite facing only two throwdowns in the nets on Tuesday after hurting his neck in a fielding drill

Nathan Lyon believes that the trio of Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins can hurt England as badly as the Mitchell Johnson-led attack did four years ago

The wicketkeeper, who is set to equal Brad Hogg's Australian record for the most Tests missed between appearances, is eager to use this chance to rewrite the story of his career

The last two Ashes down under have been horrendous for each team in turn

Back to Brisbane - and back in our Hate to Love series

And which team did three pairs of brothers play for in one Test in 1997?