Well, tomorrow the Ashes train rolls on to Edgbaston, scene of the famous 2005 victory and traditionally a happy hunting ground for the English team.Bell replaces the injured Pietersen and is expected to fit straight in at number 4 as a like for like replacement, which makes perfect sense. Panesar has been sent back to county cricket and Flintoff has been passed fit so Bell aside England should be naming an unchaged team. It would, after all, seem more than mildly ridulculous to bring Harmison in to play on a pitch which resembles jelly.
With this in mind it would seem unlikely that Johnson's woes will come to a halt in Birmingham, as it looks as though he has escaped the axe for one more Test, even though Stuart Clark would surely be a better option on a pitch so damp. Siddle may yet give way if they do go for Clark, although there has been no sugestion from the Australian camp that there will be any changes.
I will be reporting once again for worldcricketwatch on days one and two so please check in and see what happened. Although as things stand after rain, rain and more rain it looks unlikely that there will be much for me to report on.
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