England v Australia day one photos

1 of 10 Shaun Tait chats to Brett Lee after receiving his baggy green cap - Michael Vaughan wins the toss and elects to bat

2 of 10 Mike Kasprowicz comes in for Glenn McGrath who fails a late fitness test and England make a watchful start

3 of 10 Slowly but surely the England openers pick up the pace with Marcus Trescothick racing to 51 off 77 balls

4 of 10 The Aussie bowlers rack up the no-balls and struggle to make any impact on a seemingly dead pitch, England reach 75-0

5 of 10 Shane Warne makes the breakthrough dismissing Andrew Strauss for 35 - the ball comes off bat and boot to Hayden

6 of 10 Strauss stands his ground as Warne appeals to Steve Bucknor who is unsure and refers the decision to the television official

7 of 10 England are 129-1 at lunch but afternoon play is disrupted by rain with only five more runs added by tea

8 of 10 The rain break unsettles the England batsman allowing Shaun Tait to take his first Test wicket bowling Trescothick for 65

9 of 10 England are 146-3 when Tait strikes again to remove Ian Bell caught behind on three - Kevin Pietersen comes to the crease

10 of 10 Ricky Ponting surprisingly claims the vital wicket of Michael Vaughan for 58 as England finish the day on 229-4