A replay shows the faintest of faint edges from that swing and a miss from Crawley in the last over!

Scenes.

And there's the Zak Crawley that we know and love.

A wild swing across the line and the ball fizzes through to the keeper.

Crawley responds with a smile.

Michael Vaughan
Former England captain on BBC Test Match Special

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Australia know that if they create a gap, Zak Crawley will try and find it.

Scott Boland is not doing much wrong here, but Zak Crawley looks unstoppable.

He slashes another for four past point, and has moved on to 40 from just 42 balls.

Michael Vaughan
Former England captain on BBC Test Match Special

it is almost like a sub-continent style wicket.

The kind of wicket you would like a Mitchell Starc on, who can take the surface out of the equation.

Andy Zaltzman
Cricket statistician on Test Match Special

There has been less deviation at the start of this Test than any other Test in England since deviation stats became available in 2006.

So this pitch is tailor made for the way England are playing at the moment.

Three singles from Lyon's first over after drinks, including a reverse sweep from Crawley that has us all gasping - but he times it perfectly for a rather underwhelming single in the end.

If any of you missed the first ball (why?) - here's what Zak Crawley treated us to.

Samj: How do you delete tweets about Zak Crawley not being an opener? Asking for a friend.

Mark Roberts: My landlord wanted me to have an electrical safety inspection. I craftily arranged it for today. Her last words to me were, “you must make sure you’ll be in all day!"

Matthew Henry
BBC Sport at Edgbaston

That last Crawley boundary before drinks brought about a "shottttt", spoken in unison by most of the press box.

That's more like it!

Back to doing what he does best - Crawley drills it past mid-off for yet another boundary to take us to drinks.

Textbook, meet Zak Crawley. That may have been the best of the lot.

A leave?

Are you OK, Zak?

Sir Alastair Cook
Former England captain on BBC Test Match Special

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I thought Australia would come out and try and match England, put out a real statement.

This method might work but it is certainly defensive.

It has been very passive, with no bouncers or aggression at all.

Simon Mann
BBC Test Match Special commentator

It is bit like watching an old-style one-day match, with the field out and the batters knocking the singles.

Zak Crawley thumps one down to long-on - yes, long-on - for a single. In a Test match. In the 12th over!

But Lyon responds well, getting one to turn and just evading Crawley's off stump.

"But will it work against Australia?"

Cover fielder on the boundary? No bother.

Zak Crawley just hits it past him, easy as you like.

I'm now questioning why I was so nervous this morning. What do I know?

Sir Alastair Cook
Former England captain on BBC Test Match Special

Australia normally fight fire with fire and don't get knocked off their game plan. But they have obviously had a conversation and decided they are happy for England to just knock singles.

England now have to react. It is not going to be crash, bang wallop, but it can be just as effective.

Matt Harris: We don't care about Bazball, we don't care about Bazball, we don't care about Bazball. Australia put four men on the boundary within the first hour.

Full, wide, driven for four!

What did Zak Crawley have for breakfast?

This is wild, but at the same time, it just feels... normal?! Just me?

Sir Alastair Cook
Former England captain on BBC Test Match Special

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I've never seen Australia with four men on the boundary before.