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The injury to Moeen Ali's index finger prompted an eyebrow-raising query to Australia spinner Nathan Lyon, who looked baffled by the treatment Graeme Swann used to employ

Ollie Robinson and England are hoping to beat Steve Smith and Australia in a thrilling first Ashes Test match at Edgbaston ahead of the final day's play on Tuesday

England's 'Bazball' approach was under plenty of scrutiny before the first test, and that is unlikely to change after a frantic few days in the Ashes opener at Edgbaston

Stuart Broad removed the world's No.1 and No.2 batsmen for just 19 runs as the fourth day of the First Test edged towards its conclusion, giving England hope that they'll take the seven Aussie wickets before the Test kings claim another 174 runs

Australia spinner Nathan Lyon has been reminding England of his quality, but the first Ashes test at Edgbaston couldn't be much more tantalisingly poised with one day left

England and Australia have fought a thrilling first test so far

England bowler Ollie Robinson caused controversy by aiming a sweary insult at Australian opener Usman Khawaja after bowling him on day three of the first Ashes Test

Ollie Robinson was clearly delighted to have been the man to dismiss Usman Khawaja, with an X-rated response from the England fast-bowler after taking the Australian's wicket

England captain Ben Stokes took a big gamble by coercing Moeen Ali out of retirement for the Ashes and it could backfire, with the 36-year-old struggling with a blister on his spinning finger

Ben Stokes' England are in danger of losing the first Ashes Test to Pat Cummins' Australia after a defiant century from opener Usman Khawaja at Edgbaston on Saturday

In his first Test match since 2021, Moeen Ali has been fined by the ICC after putting a drying agent on his hands while fielding against Australia at Edgbaston

Usman Khawaja recorded an impressive century as Australia fought back on Day Two of the first Ashes test at Edgbaston after a strong morning from Ben Stokes' side

There is little to choose between England and Australia in a delicately-poised first Ashes test, with the returning Moeen Ali reminding fans what he can do

The former England captain hit an unbeaten 118 to carry England to 393-8 before Ben Stokes' declaration late in the day put Australia into bat for 20 minutes before Day Two

England declared on 393 on day one of the First Ashes Test as Joe Root smashes a ton with the hosts sticking to their Bazball principles leaving Australia to respond at Edgbaston

England opener Zak Crawley's dad, Terry, went from a £100-a-week job as a carpet fitter to earning millions as a financial trader in the City of London during the 1990s

England will commemorate the three victims of the shocking attacks in Nottingham this week during the opening Ashes Test against Australia at Edgbaston on Friday

England's 2005 Ashes celebrations were just as memorable as the series itself, with Matthew Hoggard calling Prime Minister Tony Blair a "k**bhead" and Freddie Flintoff boozing in the Cabinet Room at 10 Downing Street

THE ASHES 2023: England and Australia lock horns in the first of five Ashes Tests this summer when play gets under way at Edgbaston on Friday afternoon, but how will the series go?

The Aussies love putting the Poms in their place from the first ball of an Ashes series, but it hasn't always been one-way traffic - the Baggy Greens came unstuck at Edgbaston in 1997 and, for two sessions at least, at Lord's 18 years ago

England take on Australia in the first test of the Ashes at Edgbaston, with the hosts riding a wave of momentum and positive feelings under Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum

Brendon McCullum's cricketing philosophy has bought a new dimension to the England team with the Kiwi coach citing his early message as a key moment in his tenure

In their own words, the coach and the players - including Ben Stokes and Joe Root - look back and explain exactly how Bazball stuck and has turned them into genuine world beaters

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Australia legend Shane Warne brutally sledged England opener Andrew Strauss during the 2005 Ashes, calling him 'Darryl' after his bunny Darryl Cullinan and even branding him "f***ing s***"