With The Ashes return to English soil being imminent, the morning of day 2 gave me a great opportunity to get amongst the English faithful and find out the mood of the fans and how they felt the day would pan out.

One gentlemen I spoke to expressed his desire to see Joe Root go on and make 200 today, England to bat and bat before having an a blast at the Australians later on the day. Another couple said how delighted they were for local boy Stuart Broad after his phenomenal bowling display yesterday left England on the verge of the reclaiming the Ashes.

On the flip side, some of the Aussie fans who had got in early spoke of their utter disappointment and lack of application that their side had shown on the first day. The frustration of not learning from mistakes and not adapting to conditions is something that the tourist following are getting irate about.

Whatever your view on Day 1 it certainly was a fantastic day for England and leaves them in a great position to reclaim the Ashes urn here at Trent Bridge.