‘Did you lose the first one in 05? ‘: Confident Ben Stokes draws parallels between Edgbaston 2005 and 2023 Ashes result

Australia beat England by two wickets in a thrilling climax to the opening test of the five-match Ashes series on Tuesday.

England's Ben Stokes, left, reacts while Australia's Alex Carey, right, and Australia's Pat Cummins add runs. (AP)

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England’s ‘Bazball’ style, that includes innovative field placings, inventive strokes and a high scoring rates, had seen them in the driving seat for much of the match. But captain Ben Stokes’ decision to declare the first innings on 393/8 on a frenetic first day, returned to haunt him with such a small margin dividing the teams at the end.

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However, he showed no regret and promised Australia can expect plenty more in the four remaining matches in the series, beginning at Lord’s next week.

“I am very proud. To take it to the end of day five like that… it was a rollercoaster, so up and down. It is another one of the games we will never forget being a part of over the last year,” Stokes was quoted as saying by the ICC.

“We just want to be a part of some great moments. Hopefully we have managed to attract the attention,” he said.

“A loss is a loss. We stuck to our guns in terms of how we were going to operate and we are going to keep coming at Australia in the way that we did,” he added.

In a post match interaction with former England captain Michael Vaughan, Stokes compared the result to the 2005 series and said, “Scoring 390 and then being able to declare, sends a message to Australia,” said Stokes before asking Vaughan, “Did you lose the first one in 2005?”