Pleased to see that Keith Cook had the honour of taking the Ashes trophy onto the pitch, though I see that they didn't dare bring out the actual Ashes Urn:
https://edgbaston.com/news/ashes-honour-for-bears-legend-keith-cook/?fbclid=IwAR1cWw-wDlUJBi5N1msXP2Etr6Ca39QO7Y4rCln-HAFxXaXe3uhNeIzs3nQ

I guess that Stokes may also have factored in the weather in declaring - my daughter tells me it's raining at Edgbaston right now.

I thought that, having won the toss on that pitch and in this weather, 450 was the minimum score to settle for. But tomorrow, I may be proved totally wrong.

That lad Maxwell (whoever he is) seems to be a useful bowler. Pity he can't bat.
Being serious, although it would be great to have Sam Hain back asap, his absence gave younger players like Mousley and Bethell the chance to shine - and they are (or should be) the future of the Club.

Yes I think that is the best option, both for him and the Club.
The Hain Train is in the station.

Looks like Sam Hain is at least in the squad despite his injury:
https://edgbaston.com/fixtures/first-xi/worcestershire-rapids-vs-bears-16-june-2023/#match-match-previews

Worcestershire's new Chief Executive:
https://wccc.co.uk/worcestershire-announce-appointment-of-ashley-giles-as-chief-executive/

Moeen collects his OBE:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/cricket/article-12196493/Moeen-Ali-collects-OBE-services-cricket-day-hes-named-team-Ashes-Test.html

Ex-Bear (1979/80) has a go at ex-pupils of his school:
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/boris-eton-tories-rees-mogg-b2357278.html

Update from Robinson on Sam Hain:
"He’s sore and he’ll have a scan (hamstring) tomorrow. We won’t know anymore until that happens. He’ll be no more than 50/50 for Friday at this stage.”
I would say that if he has a sore hamstring on Wednesday, he's extremely unlikely to be fully fit by Friday.

I presume that our ex, Dom Sibley, is not expecting a Test recall any time soon - 140 not out off 415 balls is not exactly Baz-ball.
But he got the job done.

This looks like pretty good news:
https://edgbaston.com/news/biggest-ever-allocation-of-international-cricket-from-2025-31-announced-for-edgbaston/

Thanks to both of you for the update. Let's hope that it really is very mild. From painful personal experience, a minor hamstring can become major if not rested.

I enjoyed my day at Trent Bridge today though maybe it wasn't the best day to be in the city of Nottingham.
Does anyone know about Sam Hain's absence from the field? Looked as though it was a leg injury.

Matt isn't making much of an impact at Derbyshire so far - a shame!

4-73 for Miles v Glamorgan.

Looks as if it might be.

Craig Miles goes on loan to Durham - probably a good move for him:
https://edgbaston.com/news/craig-miles-agrees-short-term-red-ball-loan-to-durham/

The pitch had been played on at least twice before and it showed.

Maybe it was such a well worn pitch (albeit a hybrid) that the correct tactics would have been to graft for 150 or so rather than aim for 200 and fail.