Day one: Australia have a beautiful sunny day at Hove to start getting in tune for the Ashes but shows signs of rustiness early in their innings as a sizeable crowd turns out to watch them
Australia opener Phil Hughes makes a flying start, with three boundaries in the opening over, as he displays his trademark attacking style after the tourists win the toss and elect to bat
It all ends in a mess for Hughes, who makes a brisk 15 before bowler Pepler Sandri sends the opener's middle stump cartwheeling out of the ground with their Australia score on 35
Australia's predicament quickly worsens as with the score on 48 captain Ricky Ponting is caught behind by Andrew Hodd off the bowling of Luke Wright having made just eight runs
Australia opener Simon Katich puts on a promising partnership with Michael Hussey and advances to 49 before he becomes Sandri's second victim as the tourists are reduced to 113-3
Michael Hussey follows Katich back to the pavilion without adding to the score and Sussex are all high fives once again as Sandri (second left) then dismisses batsman Marcus North, reducing Australia to 114-5
Michael Clarke (left) and wicketkeeper Brad Haddin set about rebuilding their side's innings after their indifferent start, putting on 114 before the impressive Haddin falls for 69 and Clarke quickly follows for 45
Sussex bowler Will Beer and keeper Andrew Hodd show their anguish as Brett Lee, who makes 47 not out, sees a shot just miss his stumps and go for four
Nathan Hauritz strikes a four off Pepler Sandri on the way to 65 not out as he takes the attack to Sussex and puts on 117 with Brett Lee to take Australia to 349-7 at the end of day one
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