Fast show comrades Steve Harmison and Darren Gough both ambushed Australia in the first hour of an Ashes series and agree: England must come out swinging with the new ball.
Much as Edgbaston's rock 'n' roll crowds will be baying for Bazball mayhem when England's cavalier batsmen face their moment of truth, taking 20 wickets will be an equal partner in Ben Stokes' blueprint for success.
In a spellbinding first act in the drama of 2005, Grievous Bodily Harmison drew first blood at Lord's – literally – during a venomous opening spell at Lord's. He struck Justin Langer on the elbow, pranged Matthew Hayden on the helmet and cut Ricky Ponting on the cheek with a rasping bouncer which sneaked through an improbable gap between the Aussie skipper's helmet grille and lid.
