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England 4 for 196 (Vince 83, Stoneman 53)
Brisbane: England's James Vince made 83 before Australia fought back on the opening day of the first Ashes Test in Brisbane.
Vince shared 125 with Mark Stoneman either side of a 95-minute delay for rain at the Gabba.
But Vince was run out by Nathan Lyon in between Pat Cummins removing Stoneman for 53 and captain Joe Root for 15.
England, the Ashes holders, closed on 196-4, with Dawid Malan 28 not out and Moeen Ali unbeaten on 13.
The tourists battled hard after winning the toss, perhaps determined not to be blown away in the manner that saw them defeated 5-0 in Australia four years ago.
But on a slow pitch, they were kept in check by a home attack that rarely offered anything loose and will have use of a ball that is only three deliveries old on the second morning.
If the surface does harden up over the next few days, Australia - unbeaten in Brisbane since 1988 - could get the best of the batting conditions and more pace for their bowlers in England's second innings.
The visitors, therefore, are likely to require their lower and middle order to get them to at least 350 and, ideally, beyond.
Hampshire's Vince averaged only 19 when he played seven Tests in 2016, so was something of a surprise selection when recalled for this tour to fill England's problem number three position.
Indeed, Vince was dropped by recalled Australia wicketkeeper Tim Paine on 68 when Lyon found the outside edge.
Stoneman has been England's form batsman of the tour, passing 50 in each of his previous four innings and registering their first century in the final warm-up game last week.
His second-wicket partnership with Vince was bigger than anything England managed on their previous Ashes tour.
Although Stoneman accumulated slowly - his half-century came from 150 balls - he looked solid and it was a surprise when Cummins nipped one between bat and pad to take the top of the stumps.
