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opener

[oh-puh-ner] / ˈoʊ pə nər /










NOUN
master key
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But with ticket sales having to be refunded, Cricket Australia faces another big financial hit after the Ashes series opener in Perth also ended within two days.

From Barron's

Head was promoted to opener in the second innings at Perth when Usman Khawaja was sidelined with back spasms and has kept the position, cracking two centuries.

From Barron's

England won by four wickets in the evening session of the second day for the second two-day finish of the series, following the opener in Perth.

From BBC

England's victory was a second two-day Test of this Ashes after the series opener in Perth was also done inside 48 hours.

From BBC

It was the most wickets to tumble on the first day of an Ashes Test since 1909, and eclipsed the 19 on day one of the series opener in Perth.

From Barron's