Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow are solid in the crease as 5-down England are cruising against Australia on Day 1 of the first Ashes Test at Edgbaston. Root and Bairstow both are unbeaten after scoring their respective half-centuries. For Australia, Josh Hazlewood and Nathan Lyon have picked two wickets apiece while Scott Boland has taken one wicket. England captain Ben Stokes won the toss and opted to bat at Edgbaston in Birmingham.

England: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (capt), Jonny Bairstow (wk), Moeen Ali, Ollie Robinson, Stuart Broad, James Anderson

Australia: David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Cameron Green, Alex Carey (wk), Pat Cummins (capt), Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood, Scott Boland

(With inputs from agencies)