BRISBANE, Australia, Dec 8, 2021 (BSS/AFP) - Australia made an incredible
start to the Ashes Thursday with Mitchell Starc bowling Rory Burns with the
first ball of the series.

  Left-armer Starc came into the game under pressure after recent criticism
in the media, and he responded by knocking over Burns' leg stump with a full
delivery on an overcast day.

  That brought Dawid Malan to the wicket and he immediately got off the mark
with a boundary. Haseeb Hameed was yet to score.