It seems losing the opening match of the high-profile series in a final-day nail-biter isn't England's only concern at the start of the Ashes. In fact, issues already are mounting for captain Ben Stokes.

Coming into the series with endless scrutiny about the state of his left knee, Stokes only bowled seven overs in a desperate bid to win the match for England late in the fourth innings at Edgbaston. Indeed, he barely celebrated dismissing Australia opener Usman Khawaja. Moeen Ali has a problem now, too, because of a blister on his spinning finger that led to him dropping out of England's attack at times in both innings.