Farewellpublished at 19:46 British Summer Time 1 August 2019
And that's your lot for this live text. Ashes cricket is a bit good, eh?
Join us tomorrow from 10:15 BST for day two at Edgbaston.
For now - Stephan Shemilt's report of day one is here.
The story of James Anderson's calf injury is here.
The scorecard is here.
Head here later on for the Test Match Special podcast.
And there will be full highlights and plenty more reaction on the BBC Sport website and app soon.
In a bit.