Ashes at Edgbaston

Yesterday I was lucky enough to be given tickets to see day one of the second test between Australia and England at Edgbaston.

What an amazing day of cricket!!! The day started badly for Australia with Glen McGrath getting injured in the warm up as he jumped up for a rugby ball and landed badly on a cricket ball and twisted his ankle - shame!!!!

Trescothick powered to 90 and Straus supported him by getting 48 but the best cricket of the day was when Pietersen and Flintoff came together. 6's and 4's were a common sight and eventually Pietersen went for 71 from 76 balls and Flintoff for 68 from 62 balls. It was a great sight to see Warne and Lee being hit to every part of the ground whilst chants of Easy, Easy, Easy rang out around Edgbaston.

England were all out for 407 before rain stopped play

Ashes at Edbaston 2005 

Trescothick celebrates reaching 50 on his way to 90 

Strauss taking on the Aussies on his way to 48

Warne takes Strauss for 48 

Gillespie - where's your caravan..? 

Vaughan 

Freddy taking on Warne 

A frustraetd Warne getting ready to be hit to the boundary again!!! 

Flintoff celebrates his 50 

Warne still not happy 

Pietersen and Flintoffs quickfire 100 partnership 

Brett Lee 

Warne takes another on his way to figures of 25.2 4 116 4 

Hoggard even managed 16