Who came out on top on day one?
Despite the very emotional hometown century to Carey, you’d have to say the Lions had the better of play.
The wicket and conditions won’t get much better for a batting team anywhere in the world, and the Aussie top order – Carey and Khawaja excepted – threw their wickets away with incredibly rash shots.
Adelaide is forecast to hit 39C today, so barring a miraculous tail-wagging effort from Starc, Lyon and Boland, the Aussies will have to bowl in that withering heat.
England great Kevin Pietersen believes the tourists could go on to rack up a staggering total in their first innings… if they ‘bat with a brain’.
