Well Edgbaston never fails to up your heart rate, a bowler-friendly wicket has added to the atmosphere created by the Birmingham crowd - who haven't been shy in throwing jibes at Mitchell Johnson.
You get the sense that the ECB's Pitch Consultant, Chris Wood, doesn't have many suggestions to make to ground staff when travelling to Warwickshire's home venue. Let's hope it's on the host-list for the next Ashes series in England.
You can read all the latest from the England and Australian camps in Friday's TCP as well as in-depth coverage from another fascinating week in the County Championship, plus the usual features, news, exclusives and much, much more.
Here's a sneak peek at what's in this week's TCP...
This week's TCP:
- Peter Hayter's verdict on a fascinating opening two days of the third Investec Ashes Test
- Chris Stocks' takes a lighter look at the Investec Ashes series with his latest diary
- Peter Hayter on England's problems finding an opening partner for Alastair Cook - was Nick Compton dropped too early?
- Paul Nixon revels in the return of Middlesex’s Steven Finn to the England Test ranks
- Marcus North believes Australia captain Michael Clarke will return to form despite his desperate run of form
- Richard Rae chats retirement with Matthew Boyce after the batsman called time on his long affiliation with Leicestershire
- Alan Lee has been beside the sea for his latest Homes of Cricket trip – at Sidmouth's wonderful Fortfield
- All the action from the opening week of the Royal London Cup as Essex make a stunning start to the competition
- Jack Leaning on his instant impact for the Yorkshire first XI and how two trips to Australia have been the making of him
- Gareth Breese stars as Northumberland book their place at the Unicorns Knockout Trophy final
- Northamptonshire's Saif Zaib talks us his through career plans in our Morrant Young Gun
- Sussex's 1986 NatWest Trophy winners are next up in Neil Fissler's Where Are They Now feature
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