England got off to the worst possible start at Edgbaston this evening when Australia stormed out of the gate to reach 112/1 a short time before close of play. Shane Watson, in for Phil Hughes claimed his first 50 against England while Smon Katich helped himself to 46 at just under a run a ball. The England bowlers were guilty of bowling an inconsistent line and length and only Graeme Swann could give any sort of control; he eventually had Katich LBW trying to pull a ball off middle stump.
There was drama just before the start of play when Aussie keeper Brad Haddin was forced out of the test when he broke his left index finger when warming up. The teams had already tossed and Ricky Ponting requested to Andrew Strauss that Graeme Manou be allowed to take his place. Strauss consented.
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