The heatwave seemed to have broken just in time for the cricket and a chill wind gusted up Edgbaston Road as fans arrived before the start of day one of the second Test. This befuddled many and those arriving displayed no consensus over whether it was a day for shorts, jumpers, shorts and a jumper, or – perhaps the obvious solution – all-over cow-print bodysuits and some kind of homemade udder.
It took a while for those morning clouds to lift, just about long enough for Ben Stokes to declare at the toss that these were excellent conditions for bowling, but not long enough for England to benefit from them.
