# Following On: Ashes Inquest - Fifth Test; Day One - Brook & Root Star On Rain-Affected First Day In Sydney

An episode of [Following On: talkSPORT's cricket show](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1101136985), 4 Jan 2026, 26 min.

Audio: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/cricketweekpodcast/e/695a21556c77c8cb7afeaf18/media.mp3

Jon Norman is joined by the former England fast bowler Steve Harmison to look back at Day One of the 5th Ashes Test in Sydney, with England closing on 211-3 after a rain-affected first day at the SCG. They discuss England's position in the Test Match, where Zak Crawley has done enough in this series to stay as England's opener going forwards, and they debate if Brendon McCullum should look to bring in coaches from the outside as he looks to rebuild after this series defeat. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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