Pump up the volume: Edgbaston’s brutal music strikes a perfect Ashes theme | Ali Martin

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England’s answer to the Gabba is an intimidating cauldron for visiting teams – Australia face a harsh opening Test

A couple of miles south of Birmingham’s bustling Bullring sits the second city’s very own bear pit, at least as far as visiting Australian cricketers are concerned.

The men’s Ashes series begins on Thursday at Edgbaston, a ground where none of the current tourists have tasted victory bar their mentor Steve Waugh, who captained the last team to do so back in 2001, and their head coach, Justin Langer, who was running the drinks.

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Written by Ali Martin at Edgbaston
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/jul/29/edgbaston-ashes-england-australia-cricket under the title “Pump up the volume: Edgbaston’s brutal music strikes a perfect Ashes theme | Ali Martin”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.