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Mitchell Starc\u2019s career-best haul wasn\u2019t enough to put Australia in a strong position at stumps on day one <\/a>of the First Ashes Test on Friday \u2014 a day that will live long in batting infamy. <\/p>\n

An incredible 19 wickets fell in Perth on Friday, eclipsing the most wickets taken on the first day of an Ashes Test – the 17 recorded back in 1909.<\/p>\n

An injury calamity forced the Aussies into a top order reshuffle<\/a> that they never recovered from against England. And Ben Stokes tore through the \u201cshell-shocked\u201d home side in one of the most remarkable days of Ashes action.<\/p>\n

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Here are the big talking points from day one of the First Ashes Test.<\/p>\n

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EVERY WICKET! Starc’s career-best haul | 05:35<\/p>\n

AUSSIES ROCKED BY \u2018NEED FOR SPEED\u2019<\/p>\n

It was just last week New South Wales captain Steve Smith questioned whether England\u2019s fast bowlers were suited to Australia\u2019s seam-friendly Test wickets.<\/p>\n

\u201cSometimes the slower guys are almost harder to play on those wickets,\u201d he declared.<\/p>\n

\u201cThose sort of nibblers can be quite tricky, so they might have got things the wrong way around.\u201d<\/p>\n

The English only needed one day to prove him wrong and it was their captain Ben Stokes who proved the hero for England.<\/p>\n

His five-wicket haul amid a relentless attack of pace and precision ensured the Aussies enter day two trailing by 49 runs with just one wicket in the sheds.<\/p>\n

Former England captain Michael Vaughan said the English bowling performance was remarkable given the hole the tourists found themselves in when earlier rolled for 172.<\/p>\n

MORE CRICKET NEWS<\/p>\n

DAY ONE WRAP: Follow all the action from the first Test at Perth Stadium<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2018BE YOURSELF\u2019: Warner\u2019s words to debutant in \u2018emotional\u2019 baggy green ceremony<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2018CAREER-DEFINING\u2019: Starc goes \u2018next level\u2019 as best-ever spell to haunt Poms forever<\/a><\/p>\n

‘Bit of feeling here!’ Carse v Marnus | 01:25<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think you can bowl any better than that,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe pitch was a little bit juicy, but they just bowled with so much pace consistency, and they had the Aussies jumping around. I mean, it didn\u2019t look easy to bat. They bruised the Aussies. <\/p>\n

\u201cSometimes, when you see a bowling performance like that, you wonder if it is going to have an effect going down the series, because this Australian attack will have to face it on a regular basis.\u201d <\/p>\n

As Smith acknowledged, England touched down in Australia this month with one of the fastest pace cartels in Ashes history. Jofra Archer and Mark Wood, both capable of exceeding 150km\/h, have been accompanied by speedsters Brydon Carse and Josh Tongue, with Gus Atkinson rounding out a rapid quintet.<\/p>\n

Having decided not to announce a starting XI until the toss, England pulled the trigger and unleashed an all-pace attack for the Ashes series opener in Perth, leaving spinner Shoaib Bashir to carry the drinks.<\/p>\n

And it proved a masterstroke.<\/p>\n

England\u2019s fast bowlers continued where Indian weapon Jasprit Bumrah left off last summer, terrorising Australia\u2019s top order on Friday afternoon as the hosts collapsed to 4-31 on a seaming, bouncy deck.<\/p>\n

Archer, playing his first Ashes Test in over six years, made Australian debutant Jake Weatherald look foolish. After beating his outside edge on the first delivery of the innings, the Englishman cannoned the next ball into the Tasmanian opener\u2019s pads, with Weatherald flopping onto the deck having lost his footwork, comprehensively beaten for pace.<\/p>\n

It was a brutal introduction to Test cricket for the left-hander, who departed for a second-ball duck.<\/p>\n

Having played and missed on 14 occasions, Marnus Labuschagne became Archer\u2019s second victim after failing to get his arm out of the way of an attempted leave, with the Kookaburra ricocheting off his elbow into the stumps.<\/p>\n

Starc on 19 wkts & Khawaja injury update | 09:48<\/p>\n

Carse joined the party shortly after, getting a rip-snorter to explode off the pitch and kiss Usman Khawaja\u2019s glove on the way through to the wicketkeeper. The 38-year-old seemingly had no time to react, shaking his head as he trudged off the field.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was obviously an unbelievable day of Test cricket. I think everyone who came to watch today was thoroughly entertained,\u201d Carse said. <\/p>\n

\u201cI think at the halfway mark, Stokesy kept it quite simple and he said, \u2018We\u2019ve got 50 minutes before tea\u2019. And I thought the way that Gus and Jofra started was phenomenal and we carried that into the afternoon session. <\/p>\n

\u201cI thought we were quite relentless as a group of seamers and Ben rotated us well.\u201d<\/p>\n

Even Smith, arguably the greatest Test batter since Sir Donald Bradman, struggled to tame England\u2019s speedsters. <\/p>\n

The right-hander had a false shot percentage of 48.9 per cent, the highest figure in a Test innings when he has faced at least 30 deliveries.<\/p>\n

The New South Welshman was struck on the elbow twice – at one stage needing medical attention on the field \u2013 while all-rounder Cameron Green narrowly avoided trodding on his own stumps after Wood struck him on the grill with a vicious bumper.<\/p>\n

From there, Stokes stepped up to almost clean up the Aussie line up.<\/p>\n

According to CricViz, England\u2019s average speed on day one in Perth was 141km\/h, the highest the nation has managed in a Test since records began in 2006.<\/p>\n

\u201cAustralia just haven\u2019t coped with the pace and bounce of England,\u201d former Test batter Mark Waugh said on Fox Cricket.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019ve got firepower, and no-one likes raw pace.\u201d<\/p>\n

Former Australian fast bowler Brett Lee was similarly impressed, declaring \u201cIt\u2019s been one of the better attacks I\u2019ve ever seen on Australian soil.\u201d<\/p>\n

It was world-class bowling from the English, which wreaked havoc in the Western Australian capital. The team\u2019s \u2018need for speed\u2019 ploy worked but as Mitch Starc said later, there is still a long way to go in both this Test and also the series.<\/p>\n

SACRIFICE PAYS OFF FOR AUSSIE STAR<\/p>\n

When Starc entered his early 30s, his thoughts began to turn to retirement, but with a caveat. The Australian star was determined to play Test cricket for as long as possible.<\/p>\n

As a result he has opted out of playing in the Indian Premier League in recent years, a decision that has conservatively cost him many millions given his nous in the T20 discipline.<\/p>\n

But as former great Mike Hussey noted on Friday after Starc claimed a career-best 7-58 when skittling England\u2019s top and lower order, he is reaping the rewards in Test cricket.<\/p>\n

Stokes left stunned by Starc special | 00:55<\/p>\n

In a defining moment of a career which saw him on track to overtake Wasim Akram this series to become the most prolific left-armed pace wicket taker, Starc was superb.<\/p>\n

\u201cDefinitely. It all just goes to show where his priorities are and he\u2019s obviously put his focus into Test cricket. That\u2019s his number one priority and he is reaping the rewards for it,\u201d Hussey told foxsports.com.au. <\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s had great longevity in the game. He\u2019s got enormous respect from his peers in the game and he is still producing. He\u2019s still fit. He\u2019s still strong. He looks after himself so well.\u201d<\/p>\n

While Pat Cummins is absent as he recovers from a back problem and Josh Hazlewood has endured soft tissue issues in recent seasons, Starc has been remarkably resilient.<\/p>\n

The 35-year-old has not missed a Test since breaking a finger in the Boxing Day Test in 2022, a streak that Hussey attributes to his preparation and focus on what matters. <\/p>\n

\u201cI think what they\u2019re very good at doing now is mapping out programs and asking \u2018Okay, what\u2019s your focus? Okay, let\u2019s get ready for the Ashes now,\u2019\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet\u2019s work a year back, or, let\u2019s work two years back, and let\u2019s map it all out. He just knows his body so well now as well and knows when he can push himself a bit. He knows when he needs to pull back. It\u2019s all credit to him, really.\u201d<\/p>\n

‘Only one innings’ Starc stays focused | 01:28<\/p>\n

Starc\u2019s former teammate David Warner has no doubt the New South Welshman\u2019s preparation is a factor, but he says there is more to it than that.<\/p>\n

Starc, who has now taken 409 Test crickets, is a gutsy cricketer who knows how to play through pain.<\/p>\n

Even on Friday, in the midst of a career-best effort, he was forced to leave the field briefly after appearing to twist an ankle but returned to clean up the English tail.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe most important thing about Starc (is) his resilience and tenacity has been there through his whole career,\u201d Warner said.<\/p>\n

\u201cNot many people would know he\u2019s bowled through a lot of pain. I don\u2019t think he\u2019s ever been 100 per cent fit. But his character and the way he carries himself out there, he may look grumpy, but that\u2019s just his intensity and the way he goes about things.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe works hard on his line and length and I think he\u2019s done it very, very well. Without the two main quicks, he\u2019s stepped up and that\u2019s exactly what Australia has needed.\u201d<\/p>\n

While Starc was superb, Brendan Doggett also showed signs on debut, and Cameron Green produced an encouraging cameo when snaring Ollie Pope for 46.<\/p>\n

Doggett settled into Test cricket as though he had been playing for a decade, with his first over described by ex-Aussie great Mark Waugh as the best of the day to that point.<\/p>\n

He snared the dangerous Harry Brook when cramping him for room with a bouncer, which the English No.5 gloved to wicketkeeper Alex Carey.<\/p>\n

It will be interesting to see if this is a tactic the Aussies deploy against the middle-order star. Doggett also snared the wicket of Brydon Carse late in the English innings.<\/p>\n

Doggett gets first ever test wicket | 01:22<\/p>\n

The only disappointment from an Australia perspective was the ease with which England was able to handle Scott Boland, who was far from his miserly best.<\/p>\n

Statistics show that the Victorian performs far better in the Test arena when used as first change, rather than opening the bowling, and his deeds on Friday will further that query.<\/p>\n

His bowling average when taking the new ball is 44.66 compared to 14.92 when introduced into the attack after the initial salvo from his teammates.<\/p>\n

Waugh was stunned by how imprecise Boland was early on, stating on Fox Cricket it was \u201cthe loosest three overs I\u2019ve seen him bowl in his whole career.\u201d<\/p>\n

Former England captain Michael Vaughan, meanwhile, said that he had never seen the star \u201cbowl so many half-volleys\u201d.<\/p>\n

KERFUFFLE KICKSTARTS AUSSIE COLLAPSE<\/p>\n

How Australia\u2019s top order shaped up was a massive talking point heading into the First Ashes Test in Perth.<\/p>\n

And once it was determined debutant Jake Weatherald would partner Usman Khawaja at the top, Marnus Labuschagne got his preferred number three.<\/p>\n

But that\u2019s not what eventuated in Perth on Friday as an injury calamity saw Khawaja ineligible to open<\/a> \u2013 or come in at first drop moments later \u2013 after he spent too long off the field with a back issue.<\/p>\n

And that off-field disarray, which was described by former Test star Tom Moody as \u201cbeyond a joke\u201d, followed the Aussies out to bat as the top order crumbled.<\/p>\n

Weatherald fell for a second ball duck only one minute into Khawaja\u2019s time penalty on the sidelines.<\/p>\n

So with the Queenslander still unable to stride out to the crease, it was Steve Smith who joined Labuschagne in the middle.<\/p>\n

While the duo put up a 14-over fight \u2013 for just 28 runs \u2013 Labuschagne\u2019s wicket sparked a collapse. The home side lost 3-3 in just three overs with that trio of Labuschagne, Smith and Khawaja all exiting.<\/p>\n

Marnus out after disappointing spell! | 00:42<\/p>\n

Kayo Sports expert analyst Mike Hussey said it was a unusual situation as Khawaja, who suffered a back spasm, tried to rectify the issue but ran out of time. <\/p>\n

\u201cI haven\u2019t been in that situation where the opener is not there, not that I can remember,\u201d former Aussie star Mike Hussey said. <\/p>\n

\u201cMaybe it\u2019s happened, but I don\u2019t remember, and the rules are clear. When they get sort of seven down, you sort of better get back out there. But no, I don\u2019t know. I was surprised. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a quirky one. It was quite funny because all the talk was \u2018Will Marnus open? Will Weatherald open?\u2019 And Weatherald ended up opening but so did Marnus. It was a bit of a strange one in the end.\u201d<\/p>\n

But it is not the first time Khawaja has been caught up in a time penalty situation.<\/p>\n

Former Aussie opener David Warner recalled the moment he was stuck in a day-night Test against South Africa with Khawaja the man sent in instead.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey were nine down and Faf (Proteas skipper du Plessis) noticed I\u2019d been off the field for a loo break,\u201d he shared on Fox Cricket.<\/p>\n

\u201cSteve Smith decided not to bowl Nathan Lyon again \u2013 decided to put one of the quicks on. And then I was stuck! I had two minutes to go!<\/p>\n

\u201cFaf just ran off the field and said we\u2019re declaring! So I couldn\u2019t open the batting. Uzzie ended up opening the batting and scoring a hundred!\u201d<\/p>\n

But that luck wouldn\u2019t extend for a second time – with Khawaja coming out at four and making just two off six.<\/p>\n

Weatherald OUT for a Duck! | 01:37<\/p>\n

\u2018BOX OFFICE\u2019 STAR … BUT HIS WEAKNESS EXPOSED<\/p>\n

He\u2019s the audacious England star described by Aussie great Adam Gilchrist as \u201cbox office\u201d.<\/p>\n

And that\u2019s exactly what we got in Harry Brook\u2019s whirlwind 52 that righted England\u2019s sinking ship.<\/p>\n

Coming out at 3-39 after skipper Joe Root\u2019s first Test duck on Australian soil, Brook went on the attack immediately.<\/p>\n

He charged the on-fire Mitchell Starc to get off the mark, and didn\u2019t curtail his flamboyant style from there.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was an important innings for him because this is the one place that he hasn\u2019t really scored any runs in,\u201d Michael Hussey, a commentator for Kayo Sports which is broadcasting the Ashes series, said.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo get an early score and to feel good and play some beautiful shots will really help his confidence to think, \u2018Okay, I can score runs here in Australia.\u2019 But if he had have got out cheaply in the first, say, two Test matches, or four innings, then that would be starting to play on his mind. <\/p>\n

\u201cBut I think in an innings where he performed really will give him enormous confidence going forward, just knowing that you can score runs once against that attack, and to get in on those faster, bouncy conditions, because he\u2019s scored so many runs around the world, but on flatter, lower pitches. But you come here (and there is a) bit of extra bounce, and he still looked like class, didn\u2019t he?\u201d<\/p>\n

Mark Waugh described Brook as a \u201cKevin Pietersen type\u201d player, while Kerry O\u2019Keeffe said the 30-Test batsman showed no fear.<\/p>\n

\u201c(England coach) Brendon McCullum has said \u2013 be brave,\u201d O\u2019Keeffe said.<\/p>\n

\u201cBrook says I\u2019m going to have a piece of you regardless with where you\u2019re at.\u201d<\/p>\n

Brook was so confident, he went on the attack twice in the final over before lunch against Starc.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s going to live by the sword,\u201d Hussey said.<\/p>\n

Smith urges Uzzie to get on the field | 00:57<\/p>\n

\u201c(He has) unbelievable confidence. They\u2019ve got no fear. (They put) no price on their wicket. They don\u2019t care about getting out. It\u2019s all about scoring runs.\u201d<\/p>\n

Former Aussie opener David Warner was full of praise for Brook, who finished the top scorer on day one.<\/p>\n

\u201cI love what I see from him,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s averaging 55, he\u2019s scored some brilliant hundreds and he takes the game away from you. The way that he plays is exciting.\u201d<\/p>\n

But that excitement proved Brook\u2019s downfall as he was caught trying to pull out of a Brendan Doggett bouncer.<\/p>\n

Former England captain Michael Vaughan had called it moments earlier \u2013 Brook can\u2019t help himself under a short ball.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe will take it on. If you get it high enough, you can see the top edges and the chances come for Australia,\u201d he warned.<\/p>\n

And that\u2019s what eventuated as Brook was caught behind.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s an indication of potentially how Australia can bowl to Harry Brook for the rest of this series,\u201d Vaughan said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat is the first time of asking where Australia have gone the short ball to Harry Brook in the first innings of a big series (and) I think we\u2019ll see that tactic once again.\u201d<\/p>\n

BAZBALL \u2018WITHOUT BRAINS\u2019<\/p>\n

That is the way flabbergasted the former English captain, with Vaughan describing the self-destruction of the tourists after lunch on the opening day as a period which could yet cost them the match should Australia fight back on Saturday.<\/p>\n

After Ollie Pope and Harry Brook steadied the tide for England following Starc\u2019s initial onslaught, a score of 250 appeared within realm had they held their heads.<\/p>\n

But that is not what happened as the English middle and lower order fell to a range of poor shots, with a number of catches taken in the outfield.<\/p>\n

There was great discussion following the thrilling series against India in the northern summer that England had learnt to throttle down when required, to adjust to the circumstances.<\/p>\n

On the evidence on Friday, England still has some work to do on that front. <\/p>\n

While they scored at a rapid 5.23 per over, they were also bowled out in just 32.5 overs, which is the smallest number of overs they have faced under Brendon McCullum.<\/p>\n

\u201cBazball with brains. Well, Bazball has arrived. They forgot the other bit,\u201d Vaughan said on the Kayo Sports coverage.<\/p>\n

A topic of discussion leading into the series was whether England\u2019s aggressive approach to batting would fall short, literally, given the longer boundaries on Australian soil.<\/p>\n

The evidence to date suggests it could be a problem. <\/p>\n

Hussey said that while it is hard to break a habit, it is something England clearly should be aware of.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is hard, and especially with the (hook) shot, because it\u2019s an instinctive shot, but you can practice it and you should be prepared for that coming in,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n

Stokes ignites with fiery 5-wicket haul | 04:36<\/p>\n

\u201cThe ground size hasn\u2019t changed for 400 years. They\u2019ve always been the same size. So you need to be aware of that and prepare for that. So if that means you have to work on letting some go, or picking the right ball to play, then you should do that. I\u2019m sure they would do that work on it. <\/p>\n

\u201cBut there were a few easy dismissals there for Australia where they have just given their wickets away, which I don\u2019t know how many runs it cost them in the end, but it could have been a fair few and it could have meant the Australian bowlers would have to stay out for another spell each. There were a few dismissals I think they would be disappointed with for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n

Vaughan said England was taught a lesson as to how hard it is to clear the boundary in Australia.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf I\u2019m England and I\u2019m trying to take on the boundary riders over 82 metres, and they\u2019re only got three quarters of the way back, it tells you everything,\u201d Vaughan said. <\/p>\n

\u201cAt home that goes into the stands at Trent Bridge, Edgebaston, Headingley. It\u2019s quite small. But here in Australia, England will have to find a way. If they\u2019re going to play in that fashion, they\u2019re probably going to give Australia some cheap wickets, like they did today, and they\u2019ve just got to learn the lesson. <\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019ll carry on playing their way but I\u2019ve seen them play over the last year where they\u2019ve played Bazball, but with a smartness. There was times today where Bazball was great, but then the smartness was missing towards the back end. <\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m intrigued to see if that lack of smartness, if they carry on with it, costs them in the second innings. If they play in a similar fashion, they might bring Australia back into the game. <\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m intrigued. You\u2019ve got an attritional batting line-up in Australia and you\u2019ve got an expansive batting line-up for England. Let\u2019s see what plays out over the course of the next seven weeks.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Mitchell Starc\u2019s career-best haul wasn\u2019t enough to put Australia in a strong position at stumps on day one…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":300169,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[139006,6074,18761,171594,1724,171622,171609,63,689,124991,171598,171614,171613,170783,171596,61527,24916,130022,170780,171618,171606,5604,171620,60165,14675,18762,171612,171616,171599,9203,3567,1950,18754,65436,57919,171600,171617,171623,35084,24161,43,24270,1209,13849,171595,159555,44226,17066,44227,38707,171602,171605,124540,33831,171621,122620,17055,171608,31024,29547,673,44,677,57200,171597,171610,171615,1948,1934,171607,38710,167518,171604,28637,171619,1183,18780,12540,170959,18784,171601,7663,16239,171603,170965,41,44206,171611,39,42,40,70541,170960],"class_list":["post-300168","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-headlines","tag-adam-gilchrist","tag-africa","tag-alex-carey","tag-all-pace-attack","tag-asia","tag-aussie-collapse","tag-aussie-star","tag-australia","tag-australia-and-new-zealand","tag-australian-attack","tag-australian-batting-order","tag-australian-bowlers","tag-australian-capital","tag-australian-debutant","tag-australian-opening-batter","tag-australian-soil","tag-australian-star","tag-australian-star-batter","tag-baggy-green-ceremony","tag-boundary-riders","tag-bowling-performance","tag-box-office","tag-box-office-inc","tag-brendan-doggett","tag-brendon-mccullum","tag-cameron-green","tag-career-best-effort","tag-career-best-haul","tag-career-best-haulcricket","tag-catherine-healey","tag-courtney-walsh","tag-cricket-news","tag-david-warner","tag-defining-moment","tag-england-coach","tag-english-bowling-performance","tag-english-innings","tag-english-tail","tag-fast-bowlers","tag-gus-atkinson","tag-headlines","tag-home-side","tag-india","tag-indian-premier-league","tag-injury-calamity","tag-injury-concern","tag-jake-weatherald","tag-joe-root","tag-josh-hazlewood","tag-kevin-pietersen","tag-left-armed-pace-wicket","tag-loo-break","tag-mark-waugh","tag-mark-wood","tag-massive-talking-point","tag-michael-hussey","tag-michael-vaughan","tag-middle-order-star","tag-mitchell-starc","tag-nathan-lyon","tag-new-south-wales","tag-news","tag-oceania","tag-opening-day","tag-pace-cartels","tag-pace-consistency","tag-pace-wicket-taker","tag-pat-cummins","tag-scott-boland","tag-selection-jab","tag-series-opener","tag-shoaib-bashir","tag-shot-percentage","tag-sir-donald-bradman","tag-soft-tissue-issues","tag-south-africa","tag-southern-africa","tag-southern-asia","tag-stays-focusedthe","tag-steven-smith","tag-talking-point-heading","tag-talking-points","tag-time-penalty","tag-time-penalty-situation","tag-tom-moody","tag-top-news","tag-top-order","tag-top-order-reshuffle","tag-top-stories","tag-topnews","tag-topstories","tag-usman-khawaja","tag-wicket-efforts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/300168","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=300168"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/300168\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/300169"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=300168"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=300168"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=300168"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}