Australian cricket team in England in 2005 through and the covers were taken off. It only took ten overs for Australia to wrap up England's innings, McGrath taking four of the five wickets required and Warne the last – Giles, Hoggard, Harmison and Simon Jones all gone for ducks – as England could only add 24 runs, 22 of them from Pietersen who was left stranded on an unbeaten 64 to have a Test batting average of 121 after the first match. Match drawn The first day only allowed one over of play, after Vikram Solanki sent Australia in to bat and Justin Langer hit a four
Edgbaston Pool now be managed by the golf club, under a new 99-year lease, in association with Natural England. Edgbaston Pool Edgbaston Pool is a Site of Special Scientific Interest located in Edgbaston, Birmingham, England. It is one of 23 SSSI's in the West Midlands. The site has two distinct units (areas) within it. The first is water-related and contains the lake and the input channel of the Chad Brook as well as some land that is either marsh or lake depending on the season. The second, the smaller section is woodland. In total the site measures . Also known as Edgbaston