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First Test teams
England: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (c), Jonny Bairstow (wk), Moeen Ali, Ollie Robinson, Stuart Broad, James Anderson
Australia: David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Cameron Green, Alex Carey (wk), Pat Cummins (c), Nathan Lyon, Scott Boland, Josh Hazlewood
England won the flip and elected to bat.
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Pat Cummins prods to screen and the Aussies scurry done for a single, taking the required runs to 15.
England needs 2 wickets.
Maximum of 9.4 overs remaining.
"The astir melodramatic of Test matches, the astir melodramatic of days," Michael Atherton says successful commentary.
Ben Stokes persisted with the aged shot for 5 overs longer than helium had to, but the England skipper has present taken the caller rock.
Stuart Broad is steaming successful and Nathan Lyon is connected strike.
The Aussies request 27 runs and the English request 2 wickets.
Epic scenes.
Joe Root removes Alex Carey!
Ben Stokes opted against taking a caller shot to springiness Root different implicit — and the determination has proven a masterstroke!
Carey again skips down the wicket and, dissimilar previously, Root takes a VERY pugnacious catch.
The Aussies request 52 runs and England only needs 2 wickets!
Nathan Lyon makes his mode to the pitch, joining skipper Pat Cummins.
Edgbaston is playing big to a CLASSIC!
The English were capable to instrumentality a caller rock, having reached 80 overs, but person decided to instrumentality with the aged shot to springiness Joe Root different over.
That could beryllium HUGELY COSTLY for England.
Alex Carey charges down the wicket astatine Joe Root, helium belts the shot and ... the erstwhile England skipper drops a catch!
The shot was FLYING, but it was perfectly a chance.
The Aussies request 71 runs to triumph and the English request 3 wickets...
An ENORMOUS infinitesimal successful this Test arsenic Ben Stokes, contempt his troublesome genu and constricted bowling preparation, removes information antheral Usman Khawaja.
The Aussie opener chops connected for 65 with the tourists inactive needing 72 runs for victory.
The Aussies autumn to 7-209 astatine Edgbaston.
Pat Cummins strides to the middle, joining Alex Carey.
One of satellite cricket's apical gamechangers, Ben Stokes, brings himself connected to bowl.
Can helium drawback a captious wicket successful the last league of this gripping Test?
Another terrific stat courtesy of Nine cricket guru Brett Graham...
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