Taha Hashim looks back at a thrilling first Ashes Test at Edgbaston

Day 1 stumps
Australia 14-0 (Warner 8*, Khawaja 4*), trail by 379 runs
So how’s this first ball going to go? Will it be stumps destroyed like Starc to Burns, Bazball vibes killed in a matter of seconds in the face of Australian alphaness? On paper this is a mismatch, the great Patrick Cummins against Zak Crawley, a man perennially fighting for acceptance among the masses. In runs the Australian quick, ready to burst the bubble – but out comes a staggering cover drive, all the way for four, and to confirm the message: we’...