England's record wicket-taker James Anderson has described the Edgbaston pitch as 'kryptonite" for his style of bowling and is praying for livelier surfaces as the Ashes continues.
Zak Crawley has stressed that while England are determined to win the Ashes they are "not about results" but entertainment.
Sir Geoffrey Boycott has said England "have got carried away with Bazball" after they suffered defeat in the first Ashes Test.
Former England captain Alastair Cook expects England to stick to the 'Bazball' approach and for Australia to maintain their passive approach throughout the Ashes series.
The 2023 Ashes is set to be one of the most exciting in history, with a resurgent England taking on Test champions Australia.
Australia will head into the men's Ashes series with their players filling the top three slots in the world Test batting rankings.