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England 68 for 3 (Root 19*, Bairstow 1*) course Australia 263 (Marsh 118, Wood 5-34) by 195 runs
Wood, back in the side after concerns over his fitness, bowled with sustained pace and animosity to claim his first five-wicket haul in a home Test, helping England to clear the Australian innings with gusto after an unheralded scene-stealing Marsh’s performance had threatened to take the game away.
Marsh was a surprise selection in the Australia XI, after Cameron Green picked up a minor hamstring injury and played his first Test since the final match of the 2019 Ashes. He had made just four first-class appearances in the intervening period, but produced a bullocking, 102- ball hundred – his third in Tests and third against England – to keep Australia off the rocks by 85 for 4 just before lunch.
Marsh dominated his stand of 155 with Travis Head, beating his partner almost four to one, but England struck back to take the last six Australian wickets for 23 runs in the space of 8.4 overs. Even after that, the game continued to run smoothly, as England lost the top three before the end.
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