Ashes 2017/18, 2nd Test: 5 things that went wrong for England

Bowling too short in the first innings

Joe Root won the toss and invited Australia to bat but the English bowlers could not make the most of the advantage they received right at the outset.

Cameron Bancroft was undone by an unfortunate mix up but all the other Australian batsmen found it quite easy to score in the first innings, as all of them reached double figures except tail-ender Mitchell Starc.

Craig Overton did claim three Australian wickets in the first innings but overall the English bowling attack looked quite ordinary against the hosts.

Shaun Marsh, Tim Paine and Pat Cummins had a great time on day 2 as England's short-pitched bowling made it quite easy for the Aussies to add some extra runs to their first-innings total and put pressure on the visiting side.