Summary

  • Australia grind down England, who are made to pay for missed chances

  • Broad bowls Khawaja for 112 off a no-ball; left-hander ends day on 126 not out

  • Bairstow misses stumping chance to remove Green for 0, then fails to take edge off Carey's bat

  • Broad takes two wickets in two balls in morning session - removing Warner & Labuschagne

Live Reporting

Sam Drury, Tom Mallows and Ffion Wynne

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    This could be a weather restricted three-day test, declaring on 393 may be the best way to push for a result. It will be interesting to see if Australia bat for a draw or dare for a win.

    Mark

    Hard to judge the declaration right now, if they'd got a wicket we'd be saying great call, if they get a few this morning then it's a great call. If Aus go big, not so much. That said, I thought it was a touch early at the time.

    Peter in Wales

    Stuart Broad bowling around the wicket to David Warner under overcast skies in damp conditions. I for one am feeling very comfortable with Stokes’ declaration decision.

    Andrew

  2. Aus 14-0

    Trail by 379

    Good start for Stuart Broad as he finds a leading edge first ball.

    The ball lands safely on the off side but a bit of early encouragement for England.

  3. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent on Test Match Special

    It feels like much more of a bowling day today...

  4. Here we go then. The first over of the day and Stuart Broad has David Warner in his sights once more...

  5. Phil Tufnell
    Former England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    Great day. Bob Willis was my manager on an England Under-19s tour in Barbados. We gave him absolute kittens, but he was a great man.

  6. Sir Alastair Cook
    Former England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    Bob definitely gave me a couple of barrages, but he did come and talk to the fast bowlers in Nottingham with me and Andy Flower and you could definitely see the other side of him. He certainly mowed me and everyone said there was a different side to him and there was.

  7. Matthew Henry
    BBC Sport at Edgbaston

    Edgbaston

    A lovely moment as Edgbaston stands and applauds for Bob Willis.

  8. Bob WillisGetty Images

    The players from both sides are out now at Edgbaston, all wearing pale blue caps on Blue for Bob Day and there is 45 seconds applause to recognise that one man in the UK dies of prostate cancer every 45 minutes.

    A poignant moment.

  9. Edgbaston going 'Blue for Bob'

    It is Blue for Bob Day at Edgbaston today - the day where the club encourages everyone to wear blue to remember, and raise money in the memory of, England and Warwickshire legend Bob Willis.

    Ricky Ponting, Michael Atherton and Kevin Pietersen have joined in with some smart blue blazers.

    Ricky Ponting wearing a blue blazerGetty Images
    Michael Atherton wearing a blue blazerPA Media
    Kevin Pietersen wearing a blue blazerPA Media

  10. Sir Alastair Cook
    Former England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    I'm going even. I think Australia will get about 400. I've been watching the warm-up, Anderson and Broad have got the ball swinging.

  11. 'A diminishing risk of showers'

    BBC Weather presenter Matt Taylor: "It is going to stay a bit cloudy for a while yet. There's a few spots of rain around Worcestershire, Herefordshire at the moment which will get close by but it is a diminishing risk of showers which will takes us towards the end of the morning.

    "What we have overhead at the moment is a warm front and as that moves north it will drag in some increasingly humid air into the Midlands for the rest of the day.

    "But for the afternoon we should get lots of play in, not expecting any further interruptions with some good sunny spells and temperatures into the mid 20s."

    BBC Weather forecast

  12. Jason Gillespie
    Former Australia bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    The play is in England's hands. They've got the best swing bowler ever. If he can't swing it, no one can. Australia will feel very much in the game, get some spells into England's two senior bowlers, Ollie Robinson who has had injury issues and Moeen Ali, has been out of the game for two years.

  13. Day two to start at 11:05 BST

    We've had official word now that the start of play will be delayed but the good news is that it has only been pushed back by five minutes.

    First ball at 11:05 BST then.

  14. Simon Mann
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    Play is going to start on time but the central cover is still on at the moment.

  15. I must warn you all that I had a terrible record last summer when it came to rain. I don't think I live texted a rain-free session until about mid-August...

    However! This is a new cricketing summer and my luck may have changed! Jimmy Anderson and Stuart Broad are out warming up, suggesting the drizzle may have stopped.

  16. Matthew Henry
    BBC Sport at Edgbaston

    It’s only spitting but it has just started raining again.

  17. Simon Mann
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    The central cover is going back on. We didn't have a huge amount of rain but there is some doubt about the start of play.

  18. Ben StokesGetty Images

    Thanks, Ffion.

    Day two has a lot to live up and the first ball is less than 15 minutes away... Well, we hope so but there is a bit of news to bring you on that front.

  19. Right! Thank you for joining me for the build-up - let's hope the action delivers again.

    I'm going to go and help myself to something full of sugar to keep my energy levels up after the early start, so on that note here's Sam Drury to take you through the first session.

  20. Jason Gillespie
    Former Australia bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    I know there's a been a lot of commentary around it being the Ashes, but Ben Stokes has made it pretty clear what is happening. The last 20/30 minutes was pure theatre, amazing!