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Mark Waugh attacking the bowling at Edgbaston 2001


Ian Ward takes a run at Birmingham 2001


Alec Stewart at Birmingham 2001


Alec Stewart attacking the Australian bowling


Michael Slater on the attack ; Birmingham 2001


Glenn McGrath in the first Ashes Test of 2001


Glenn McGrath in the field 2001


Glenn McGrath at Birmingham 2001


Nasser Hussain chasing leather in the field at Birmingham 2001


Darren Gough appeal at Birmingham 2001


Ashley Giles bowling for England at Edgbaston 2001


Adam Gilchrist batting in the Australian innings at Edgbaston 2001


Adam Gilchrist batting at Edgbaston 2001 in his innings of 152


Adam Gilchrist batting at Edgbaston 2001


Nassar Hussain retired hurt after being struck on the hand


Shane Warne and Adam Gilchrist celebrate the wicket of Ashley Giles


The victorious Aussie team at the end of the 1st Test


Shane Warne at the end of the game


Glenn McGrath, Brett Lee and Matthew Hayden celebrate the Aussie victory


Marcus Trescothick is caught at slip by Mark Waugh off the bowling of Shane Warne


Usman Afzaal is lbw to Gillespie in his second innings


Craig White is bowled by Gillespie for 0


Ian Ward is horrified to have played on to Brett Lee


Ward examines his bat after being dismissed by Lee


England's lone hero of the fourth day - Marcus Trescothick


Brett Lee bowling portrait


Brett Lee bowled very fast indeed on the 4th morning of the 1st Ashes Test


England skipper Hussain departs the field after being struck on a finger by Gillespie


Nasser Hussain avoids a Lee bouncer


Brett Lee in hair raising bowling spell from the City End


Brett Lee gets the wicket of Butcher, caught by Gilchrist


Butcher defends in fading Edgbaston light as the Aussies press home the attack


Atherton trudges off as Glenn McGrath celebrates his wicket


Damien Martyn celebrates his maiden Test century


Damien Martyn with his first Test match hundred


Adam Gilchrist reaches his fourth Test match hundred


Mark Butcher traps Gillespie lbw in the Australian innings


Mark Butcher sees off Shane Warne in his best bowling spell for England


Craig White has just seen a half-chance slip by off the bowling of Gough


Damien Martyn flicks a delivery to the off-side


Gilchrist continues the Birmingham pigeon chase in the Aussie first innings


Andy Caddick bowling from the City End at Edgbaston


Steve Waugh on the forward defensive on the third morning of the Test


Damien Martyn on his way to a half century


Nasser Hussain gives the team a pre start talk on the pitch


Adam Gilchrist in full flow at Edgbaston


Adam Gilchrist sees a delivery go by from Caddick


Steve Waugh scatters pigeons and fielders with this drive


Steve Waugh smites another four on his way to a hundred


Steve Waugh gets a bouncer from Gough


Steve Waugh firm in defence on his way to another Ashes ton


Mark Waugh drives through the off side


Ashley Giles kicks the ground in frustration after going for 3 boundaries in one over off the bat of Martyn


Steve Waugh cuts gainst England in the first Test 2001


Steve Waugh doing his best to catch the Birmingham pigeon


Mark Waugh feels confident to leave this Gough delivery


The England slips appeal, but not completely together


Craig White back bowling for England


Heads down, its coming your way!


Slater is bowled by Gough for 77


Ponting is adjudged lbw to Gough


Darren Gough appeals for the wicket of Ponting, which he gets


Matthew Hayden with a muscular pull to the ropes


Slater with an on drive


Stewart gets his 50 , watched by his partner Caddick in their record breaking last wicket stand


Caddick takes a lifter from McGrath


Caddick powering his way to his highest Test score


Shane Warne with another 5 wicket haul


Ian Ward has just played on from a delivery from McGrath


Stewart turns a ball from Warne behind him for a four


Nasser Hussain sweeps a Warne delivery


Ricky Ponting has just caught Butcher off Warne in the last over before lunch


Jason Gillespie with an appeal against Atherton, but not out


Mark Butcher lifts a Gillespie delivery in the direction of mid-on


Warne and Mark Waugh watch from slip as Butcher gets on the defensive


On the first morning of the 2001 Ashes series, Atherton gets the better of McGrath


Mike Atherton watches a delivery he has top edged off McGrath sail for four


Hussain and Waugh at the first toss of the 2001 Ashes series


Glenn McGrath warming up


I'm aiming for an early return to the England side - Alec Stewart's Diary

Tufnell: It's a funny old game. . . sometimes

Jason Gillespie's Diary: Well played England, but now the aim is 4-1

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