Australia eager to end Edgbaston hoodoo

Australia head into the first Test at Edgbaston determined to complete "unfinished business" as they look to end their long record without a win at England's 'fortress'.

You have to go back to the 2001 Ashes for the last time Australia enjoyed a a victory of any kind at the Birmingham ground.

That winless streak across all formats at Warwickshire's headquarters was extended to 15 matches when they lost to England in a World Cup semi-final earlier this month.

By contrast, England have won their last 11 internationals at the ground. With England looking to regain the Ashes, and Australia not having won them on English soil in 19 years, Edgbaston appears to be the perfect venue for the series opener from the home side's perspective.

But Australia's Matthew Wade said the tourists would love nothing more than to make a little bit of history of their own at the venue.

"I feel like Edgbaston is unfinished business for a lot of us," said Wade, who is hoping to make his first Test appearance in almost two years.

"A lot of us haven't got good memories here, so we have to create some now. They've got a great record here but what's happened before doesn't really matter.

"I think this is the start of another chapter and we're excited to get out there. Edgbaston is a hectic crowd, all the crowds are over here, but as long as we're enjoying each other's company out there then the other noise doesn't really bother us."