England batter Harry Brook was on the receiving finish of a ‘freak dismissal’ throughout Day 1 of the primary Ashes Test towards Australia in Birmingham on Friday. Brook appeared in advantageous contact however was in the end bowled by Nathan Lyon in a shocking style. A supply from Lyon hit Brook’s thigh pad and went up within the air. Both the fielders and Brook weren’t conscious of it for a while however the ball ended up dropping between the batter and his stumps. Unfortunately, it got here involved with Brook’s again leg and crashed into the stumps. Both followers and specialists had been left surprised with Ricky Ponting‘s remark going viral.

A freak dismissal.

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“I’ve seen many types of dismissals, nothing like this,” Ponting stated on commentary.

Australia recalled Josh Hazlewood and dropped fellow paceman Mitchell Starc from their XI as England captain Ben Stokes opted to bat within the first Ashes Test at Edgbaston on Friday.

Starc performed in Australia’s 209-run World Test Championship closing win over India at The Oval final week, a match Hazlewood missed with facet and Achilles accidents.

But though left-arm categorical fast Starc presents an actual level of distinction in an in any other case right-arm tempo assault, the skilled Hazlewood — with 222 wickets in 59 Tests — has been restored to a group dealing with a packed schedule of six Tests in seven weeks.

“We need to rotate our bowlers,” stated Australia captain Pat Cummins on the toss. “It was a really tough call on Mitch, but it’s a nice problem to have with someone like Josh to come in.”

Australia’s facet alo options the highest three on this planet Test batting rankings — Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith and Travis Head.

A straw-coloured pitch allied to sunny skies inspired Stokes to bat for the primary time after successful the toss in a Test match in England.

“It looks a really good wicket,” stated Stokes, who has presided over 11 wins in 13 Tests since becoming a member of forces with coach Brendon McCullum final 12 months. “It’s a good toss to win but we’ve got to get some runs on the board now and make the most of it.”

England had already named their facet on Wednesday, with Stuart Broad getting the nod over paceman Mark Wood after main the assault in a 10-wicket win over Ireland at Lord’s — a match the place James Anderson and Ollie Robinson had been rested with niggling accidents.

Stokes had beforehand spoken of his need to have a bowler with outright tempo.

But Broad, with 582 Test wickets, was chosen though his inclusion did go away England with three right-arm seamers of comparable, 80 mph, tempo.

Broad’s inclusion meant the 36-year-old would as soon as once more be confronting Australia opener David Warner.

The combative Australian floundered badly towards Broad in 2019, when the Englishman dismissed him seven occasions in 10 innings.

England haven’t received an Ashes collection since 2015, whereas it’s 22 years since Australia final triumphed in an Ashes marketing campaign in England.

The corresponding Ashes conflict at Edgbaston 4 years in the past noticed Smith mark his return to Test cricket after a ball-tampering ban with twin lots of in Australia’s dominant 251-run win.

But the 2019 collection ended all sq. at 2-2.

(With AFP inputs)