It’s the first of August and the Ashes are here. As I write this, Australia are 37-3 after 17 overs. Warner (2), Bancroft (8) and Khawaja (13) have all walked back to the Edgbaston pavilion to the delight of the raucous England crowd.
What a start that is for England having lost the toss and being put in to bowl. Broad has earned his place in the team with the two early wickets of Bancroft and Warner. Woakes took the third wicket of Khawaja. Smith and Head are now at the crease with Smith being the man that England will be particularly keen to get. He was a rather large, fidgety thorn in England’s side in the last Ashes series in England and he will be keen to prove himself on the big occasion again after sandpaper-gate.
This series has picked up where the Cricket World Cup left off. England on top.
The Ashes are here.
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