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England aim to regroup overnight

A day that began with the threat of a total washout finished with England wishing the rain had continued to fall

30-Jul-2009•Andrew Miller at Edgbaston

Twittering cricketers

Phillip Hughes became the first player to "tweet" his own axing from the team

30-Jul-2009•Andrew Miller at Edgbaston

The Watson gamble pays off

Shane Watson entered the Edgbaston Test having never batted higher than No. 6, and with single-digit totals in each of his last four innings

30-Jul-2009•Alex Brown at Edgbaston

An 11th hour injury

Plays of the day from the first day of the Edgbaston Test between England and Australia

30-Jul-2009•Andrew Miller at Edgbaston

Haddin out with broken finger

Australia were dealt a major blow just moments before the scheduled start of play with Brad Haddin forced out of the side with a suspected broken finger and Graham Manou called in for his Test debut

30-Jul-2009•Alex Brown and Peter English at Edgbaston

Watson shines as make-shift opener

Australia's batsmen refused to suffer further from the team's Edgbaston curse as they raced to 126 for 1 on a first day significantly curtailed by rain

30-Jul-2009•Peter English at Edgbaston

Hughes confirms axing on Twitter

Australia's struggling opener, Phillip Hughes, has been dropped to make way for Shane Watson

30-Jul-2009•Alex Brown

Race against time for opening day

Several members of Edgbaston's groundstaff will work on the water-logged outfield through the night, but have privately conceded there is little chance of play on Thursday

29-Jul-2009•Alex Brown at Edgbaston

Weather adds to Australia's problems

England 1-0 up, Australia facing a selection conundrum, key injuries to both sides

29-Jul-2009•Alex Brown at Edgbaston

Ponting looking beyond Border's record

Ricky Ponting is 25 runs from becoming Australia's leading scorer and the third most prolific in Tests, but he has greater team pursuits to achieve this week in Birmingham

29-Jul-2009•Peter English at Edgbaston

Australia have lost aura - Strauss

England are praying Andrew Flintoff's knee suffers no lingering effects from his first bowl with the side since steering them to a mood-changing victory at Lord's last week

29-Jul-2009•Andrew Miller and Alex Brown

Edgbaston curator predicts bowlers' graveyard

Steve Rouse, the Edgbaston groundsman, believes England should resist the temptation to call in Steve Harmison for the third Test on a wicket he predicts will be flat and sluggish

28-Jul-2009•Alex Brown

Bell ready to seize the moment

The challenge for Ian Bell, the man who will replace Kevin Pietersen at No. 4 in Thursday's third Test at Edgbaston, is to prove he can perform on the biggest of stages

28-Jul-2009•Andrew Miller at Edgbaston

Johnson keen to get back focus

The fast bowler refuses to blame his mother for his off-the-rails Ashes campaign

28-Jul-2009•Peter English

Anderson backs Johnson to shine again

James Anderson, the spearhead of the England attack, expressed supreme confidence that Mitchell Johnson would not only play in the third Test, but emerge from his extended form slump to again trouble England's batsmen

27-Jul-2009•Alex Brown in Birmingham

Strauss wary of Australia backlash

Habits of a lifetime are difficult to change for Andrew Strauss, who despite England's strong Ashes position believes it's too dangerous to glance ahead

27-Jul-2009•Peter English at Edgbaston

Australia face difficult task forcing a result

Weather and pitch conditions could conspire against the Australians in their quest for a series-levelling victory at Edgbaston

27-Jul-2009•Alex Brown in Birmingham

Strauss confirms Bell will bat at No. 4

Andrew Strauss expects Andrew Flintoff to be fit for the third Ashes Test against Australia at Edgbaston on Thursday, and has confirmed that Ian Bell will bat at No.4 in place of the injured Kevin Pietersen

27-Jul-2009•Cricinfo staff

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