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I think it's also a slow pitch. Doesn't seem as though batting is easy on it. The run rate must be very low.

It's irritating as it effectively rewards the fielding team for being poor, although England were after a replacement yesterday too.

122-1. This is a bit like what the Australians did to England from 1993 - 2005. That is until England lose a wicket and collapse to 150-5 or 6.

Joe Root just used his summer quota of luck there.

We'll see although England tend to reserve truly embarrassing collapses for Lords when playing at home.

Looks like a difficult pitch to bat on. Notwithstanding the averageness of both batting lineups

It's true you get fewer green tops than you used to but Edgebaston has always been a bowlers pitch.

Be a good toss to win and have a bowl on a damp green top against a fragile Aussie batting lineup. Expect the Aussies are thinking the same.

My view is that boundary count values bat and ball. Restricting boundaries shows good bowling control and fielding on one side and rewards batting skill on the other. The issue with wickets lost is that this will normally penalise the chasing team - which could be based on a coin toss - and...

He was awful at Lords v Ireland. Out of form and has a habit of wasting reviews on plum LBWs. Australia's plan should simlly be to bowl to hit the wicket if he plays.

Unfortunately we haven't got a stable opener since he left. Burns looks short of form, if not lacking a touch of class for test match play. Roy got some runs vs Ireland but I can see Aus exploiting his footwork.