with the level the top of the leaderboard after three level on eight under. recording the lowest first rounds at the us open with eight under scores of 62 on the first day. they are back out a little bit later on. dustinjohnson. quadruple bogey on par four second hole. defending champions matt fitzpatrick xxx hole in one on murray mcelroy just dropped murray mcelroyjust dropped a shot at the 13th and dropped to seven. a hole from defending champion mats for accurate but is struggling to gain ground. england declared on 193 for eight on the first day of the ashes series for more than lived up to the hype. joe root unbeaten 118 holding them back for a position on the hundred and 76 5. captain ben stokes made the surprise decision with the close approaching the earliest christenings declaration in ashes history for the up there a half centuries from jonny bairstow and opener zak crawley for them in reply to her border to australia to for the their half centuries from jonny bai
to her border to australia to for the their half centuries from jonny bairstow and opener zak crawley for them in reply to her border to australia 1a for no laws alongside opening partner at stumps. the ashes holder 379 runs behind. the bbc caught up with beer so and spoke aboutjoe roots test cricket. is it a smile on his face? look, the enjoyment that he was going out there every single day and having a bit of a laugh. that s a huge thing forjoe. you can only wonder how many runs east and the score, he s jason and everything. that sjust part and parcel of his quality. that s just part and parcel of his quality. qualifying matches have kicked off, for next year s european championships and england are looking to maintain their dominance so far in group c. they re in malta where the score is 3 0. the other game in that group sees ukraine travel to north