Fifth Ashes Test: Day 1 | photos

Updated August 21 2015 - 9:47am, first published 9:30am

Alastair Cook's attempt to force Australia into another batting collapse by sending them in backfired as a belated safety-first approach at the crease was the basis of their strong start to the series-ending Ashes Test at the Oval.

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