England won the toss and decided to bat first during the first Ashes Test at Edgbaston on Friday.
England captain Ben Stokes confirmed at the toss that all-rounder Moeen Ali has made a comeback in the side.
“We'll bat first. Looks a great cricket wicket. Good toss to win. Very proud to be here with all the hype around, very special moment for me and the team. It has been tough at times with the energy, but that has been something we are good at in the past. Happy to have Mo [Moeen Ali] back, unfortunate injury to Leachy [Jack Leach]. I've seen Mo produce some great performances in the past, we know what he can bring to the team,” Stokes said at the toss.
Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum have overseen 11 wins from 13 Tests since they joined forces last year, playing in an ultra-aggressive style.
Meanwhile, Australian captain Pat Cummins confirmed that Josh Hazlewood has replaced Mitchell Starc in the lineup.
The Australians, who are Ashes holders, last week beat India in the World Test Championship final at The Oval.
"We'd have batted as well. One change, Mitch Starc out, Hazlewood comes in. Tough call, Starc was really good last game but good to have someone like Hazlewood come in. Tough to manage the workloads, but that is a good problem to have. Good preparation to win the WTC final, we went into that fresh and we are now eager to go. England will come at us, but that's okay," said Cummins.
Lineups
Australia: David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Cameron Green, Alex Carey (wk), Pat Cummins (c), Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood and Scott Boland.
England: Ben Duckett, Zak Crawley, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (c), Jonny Bairstow (wk), Moeen Ali, Stuart Broad, Ollie Robinson and James Anderson.