Decisions by both captains have been put under the microscope during the opening three games of an enthralling series, with many eyebrows raised when England skipper Ben Stokes declared early at Edgbaston and then further scrutiny arose when Cummins used inexperienced spinner Todd Murphy spa
Australian pacer Peter Siddle reminisced about his famous partnership with Steve Smith in 2019 at Edgbaston against England in the Ashes series ahead of Smith's 100th Test appearance.
England are behind in the series 0-1 after losing the first test at Edgbaston. In the second test, the team followed the same approach which did not work in the previous match.
New Delhi [India], June 28: The Ashes thrill began from Edgbaston with the sensational victory of Australia over archrival England. As predicted by cricket pundits, Australia bounced back from the relatively tight position in the first inning as Usmaan Khwaja scored 141 and 65 and Pat Cummin
"Probably not a surprise after some of the comments from last week and the nature of that (Edgbaston) wicket. We'll play on what we're given in a couple of days' time," Starc said.
The second Ashes Test between Australia and England begins at Lord's on Wednesday. England ended up on the losing side in the first Test match at Edgbaston and lost narrowly by two wickets.