England have taken three key Australian wickets to leave the tourists on 72-3 at lunch on day one of the third Ashes Test at Edgbaston.
David Warner, Steve Smith and Michael Clarke have all been dismissed for Australia, with James Anderson and the recalled Steven Finn doing the damage with the ball.
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The Aussies were almost a man down inside the opening over, but Warner survived a run-out following some deliberation by the third umpire.
However, the batsman was sent back to the pavilion soon after when he was bowled lbw by Anderson for two. Warner decided to review the decision, though replays proved that the ball had hit his back pad.
It got better for England five overs later as Smith was caught in the slips by Alastair Cook for seven off a Finn delivery in what was the bowler's first over of the morning.
Finn then struck again to put the hosts in a commanding position when he dismissed the helpless Clarke for 10.
Australia were given some respite when both teams were forced off the field of play due to rain, but they were soon back on before Chris Rogers (35*) and Adam Voges (12*) steered them to lunch.
Jack Prescott
