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"Sorry to be the grumpy neighbour who asks to turn the music down a notch when your house party's in full swing, but when England play Australia, winning the Ashes is what matters most. In fact, it's the only thing that matters."

Australia have retained the Ashes after rain denied England the chance to level the series at Old Trafford and set up a potentially thrilling decider at the Oval

James Anderson has played Test matches on his home ground of Old Trafford before and boasts an impressive record, but he has never taken a five-wicket haul and will be looking to reach that elusive milestone in this week's Ashes Test

England find themselves 2-0 behind against Australia in the Ashes and their 'Bazball' style has been criticised by many ahead of the third Test at Headingley

England opener Ben Duckett was fortunate to keep his wicket after he was caught by Mitchell Starc - but the umpire judged the Australian was not in control of the ball

The Aussies love putting the Poms in their place from the first ball of an Ashes series, but it hasn't always been one-way traffic - the Baggy Greens came unstuck at Edgbaston in 1997 and, for two sessions at least, at Lord's 18 years ago

England will take on Australia in the first men's Ashes Test at Edgbaston on Friday - with Ben Stokes, Joe Root, Jimmy Anderson, Pat Cummins and Steve Smith all set to star

The Ashes gets underway on Friday with the first Test at Edgbaston, as England look to regain the urn by beating Australia in a series for the first time since 2015

Australia's Steve Smith has earned the respect of his England opponents over a dominant 13-year Ashes career, but this could be his toughest test to date

Australia great Glenn McGrath has been hugely impressed by England's transformation under Brendon McCullum and Ben Stokes, admitting their recent success is "pretty special"

James Anderson and Stuart Broad have taken 1,001 wickets in Tests where they have played together, equalling a record held by Australia's Glenn McGrath and Shane Warne