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Australia captain Pat Cummins insists he was not surprised by England's decision to declare on day one of the first Ashes Test, but he would not have made done the same

MIKE WALTERS: England's Bazball approach fell to a cruel defeat at Edgbaston and they know they cannot afford to lose again in the second Test next week

ANDY DUNN: England skipper Ben Stokes looked set to guide his side to a famous victory at Edgbaston before Aussie leader Cummins came to the fore

England had seemed on course for victory on a thrilling final day but an excellent partnership of Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon saw Australia home with two wickets to spare

Ben Duckett was fined and suspended by the ECB after pouring a vodka and lemonade over James Anderson's head on an Ashes tour of Australia in 2017 and feared it would spell the end of his England career

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 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

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

Mike Bushell's cricket report was interrupted on Saturday morning when hosts Naga Munchetty and Charlie Stayt spotted a gatecrasher

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

Passionate sports enthusiasts Barnaby Webber, Grace O'Malley Kumar and Ian Coates were all fatally stabbed during tragic events in Nottingham city centre this week

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

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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***"

The 24-year-old is so full of confidence and belief after scoring four hundreds in his first seven Tests, that he is determined to attack the Aussie bowlers in the same way he has every other team he has faced so far