Brisbane — Man-of-the-match Steve Smith vowed on Monday that Australia would continue to play hard, aggressive cricket right through the Ashes series after smashing England in the first Test here. Openers David Warner and Cameron Bancroft sealed a 10-wicket victory at the Gabba with an unbeaten opening stand of 173, a new record in a successful Test chase. The Australian skipper said he did not expect the Jonny Bairstow head-butt incident with Bancroft to spark any extra ill-feeling between the two sides as the series moves to Adelaide for the second Test that starts on Saturday. But Smith warned there would be no let-up in the hosts’ aggressive approach, revealing that his team had used the issue to help remove Bairstow for 42 in England’s second innings. The Australian skipper told reporters that his team used the head-butt incident to force the England wicketkeeper "off his game. And I think it worked, with the way he got out. "He got caught at third man playing a pretty ordinary...
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