The weather turned in Australia&rsquo;s favour as England lost both openers in their second innings of the first <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/amp/sports/cricket/article/ashes-2023-england-dismiss-australia-at-386-to-take-7-run-lead-in-opening-match-23293026" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Ashes Test</a> at Edgbaston on Sunday.&nbsp;
England were 28-2, a lead of just 35 runs, when a huge downpour sent the players hurrying off the field at 3:50 pm (1450 GMT) on the third day.&nbsp;
They had been making steady progress at 26-0 off 6.5 overs when an initial rain delay stopped play for an hour-and-a-quarter.&nbsp;
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That might have been it for the day before the advent of modern drainage methods and floodlights being used in Tests to counter the gloom.&nbsp;
But after the match resumed in overcast skies, conditions were now hugely in favour of World Test champions Australia&rsquo;s pace attack.&nbsp;
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England were 28-2, a lead of just 35 runs, when a huge downpour sent the players hurrying off the field at 3:50 pm (1450 GMT) on the third day.

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