'Broad's bunny': Dave Warner fails again after 'poor' moment

Stuart Broad has extended his Ashes domination over David Warner after getting the Aussie opener out cheaply again on the opening day of the fourth Test at Old Trafford.

With the Aussies winning the toss and opting to bat, much of the talk before the opening day's play centred around how the Manchester pitch was expected to be the quickest deck so far in the series.

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However, when play got underway it was an all too familiar story for the under pressure Warner against his England nemesis.

Broad well and truly had the wood over Warner after dismissing the Aussie opener four times prior to the match.

The England quick took just four balls to make it five dismissals as Warner played at a delivery he should have left outside the off stump.

Warner was caught between playing a shot and leaving, with the ball feathering off the bottom of his bat and snaffled by wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow and sending Warner packing for a second-ball duck.

The struggling opener was shown no mercy from fans on social media, who couldn’t resist the urge to point out his shortcomings against Broad.

Warner's opening partner Marcus Harris became Broad's second victim when he was trapped in front and given out LBW a short time later.

Harris sent the decision upstairs for review, with DRS revealing no inside edge from the Aussie before it hit his pad.

Ball tracking came back 'umpire's call' meaning Harris had to follow his opening partner back to the pavilion for just 13 runs.

The quick-fire wickets meant Steve Smith - back after missing the previous Test with concussion - in much earlier than he would have liked.

Aussies bat after winning the toss

The Aussies won the toss and elected to bat at Old Trafford despite some overhead conditions in Manchester.

Skipper Tim Paine confirmed that paceman Mitchell Starc had earnt his first call up to the Australia XI this series.

The left-arm quick was preferred to Peter Siddle in a match which will see Paine's side retain the urn with a victory.

England's only change to the side that won at Headingley is giant paceman Craig Overton coming in for Chris Woakes.

The hosts also shifted under-fire Jason Roy down to bat at four, with Joe Denly promoted to open the batting in his place.

Denly, fresh from a half-century that shored up his spot in the XI, will form a new opening partnership with Rory Burns.

England XI: Rory Burns, Joe Denly, Joe Root (capt), Jason Roy, Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler, Jonny Bairstow, Jofra Archer, Craig Overton, Stuart Broad, Jack Leach.

Australia XI: David Warner, Marcus Harris, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Matthew Wade, Tim Paine (capt), Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood.

With AAP