'Can't believe it': Aussie star's magical moment amid England collapse
Youngster Cameron Green has taken his first Test wicket following a brilliant piece of fielding from Josh Hazlewood to send the Gabba into wild celebrations.
England were toiling at 6-118 after a wonderful morning session from the Australian quicks.
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Ollie Pope was offering some resistance as he was trotting along with 35 from 78 balls, before he skied a ball from Green.
Hazlewood charged off the boundary and took a stunning catch on the dive in front of him.
Green was thrilled to take his first Test wicket, after five matches, and was mobbed by his teammates in celebration.
Following the wicket, Green was shaking his head in disbelief as commentator Brett Lee said: "He can’t believe it".
Cricket fans around Australia were thrilled to see the talented youngster make the breakthrough with the ball.
A first Test wicket for Cameron Green and he's mobbed by his teammates! #Ashes pic.twitter.com/4Y1OzgLxD7
— 7Cricket (@7Cricket) December 8, 2021
A bit of Glenn McGrath, 2002, to snare Michael Vaughan in Adelaide about this ripper from Josh Hazlewood. Brilliant catch in the deep to hand Cameron Green his first wicket #ashes pic.twitter.com/aBxnIQS0uY
— Christy Doran (@ChristypDoran) December 8, 2021
First Test wicket for Cameron Green. He owes Josh Hazlewood a drink as well. That's an excellent outfield catch by the giant quick, who covered plenty of ground in the deep. Ollie Pope gone. #Ashes
— Andrew Wu (@wutube) December 8, 2021
Cameron Green, Test wicket number one! A fabulous running outfield catch by Hazlewood. #ashes
— Rick Eyre on cricket (@rickeyrecricket) December 8, 2021
Cameron Green has his first ever Test wicket! Stoked for him. Pope is gone! He walks with 35 (79). It's a great catch by Hazlewood. England's 118/7. #Ashes
— Chloe-Amanda Bailey (@ChloeAmandaB) December 8, 2021
Hazelwood takes a screamer at fine leg to dismiss Pope and give Cameron Green his first Test wicket. The end is nigh for England. 118/7. #Ashes
— Grant Robbins™️💦 (@mixingdesk71) December 8, 2021
Finally Cameron Green gets his first Test wicket, well deserved.#Ashes #Ashes2021
— Vipul Ghatol (@Vipul_Espeaks) December 8, 2021
To think Cameron Green had to wait this much to get his maiden test wicket tells you something. Well deserved, hopefully he has a good career ahead of him. Really enjoyed watching him bat in the SCG test earlier this year. #Ashes
— Sanchit 🕷 (@sanchitd43) December 8, 2021
Mitchell Starc's magic triggers England collapse
Green's first wicket came after a magical morning from the Australian's, which included Mitchell Starc's dismissal of England opener Rory Burns with the first ball of the Ashes series at the Gabba.
Starc charged in and skittled the stumps as he became the first bowler in 85 years to take a wicket with the first ball as he sent the Gabba in raptures.
Burns was beaten for pace as his leg stump was rattled to put the Aussies right on the front foot on Day 1.
Starc became just the fourth bowler in 140 years of Ashes cricket to take a wicket first ball and the first since 1936.
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