ASK GEORGE: England's fightback and Joe Root's golden year

WATCH: Chief correspondent GEORGE DOBELL answers readers' questions after England produced a defiant third day at the Gabba to bring themselves back into the game

Joe Root and Dawid Malan put together an unbroken, 159-run partnership as England fought back in the first Ashes Test in Brisbane.

The Cricketer's chief correspondent takes questions from readers about events at the Gabba, from Joe Root's decision to bat first to the omissions of Stuart Broad and James Anderson, and much more philosophical queries besides.

Get your questions in during every Ashes day's play by using the hashtag #AskGeorge on Twitter, or emailing website@thecricketer.com with Ask George in the subject line.