Nearly 18,000 tickets sold so far:
https://edgbaston.com/news/edgbaston-breaks-ticket-sales-record-for-womens-ashes/

All-female ground staff preparing the pitch:
https://edgbaston.com/news/herstory-all-women-ground-staff-prepare-edgbaston-ashes-wicket/
I can hear a few voices saying: "Shouldn't they be concentrating on preparing the teas?"

Careful!

Isn't there dirty kit that needs washing :-)

Seriously though, if there are negative comments about the wicket for this game, I hope they are not directed at Gary Barwell as he isn't reponsible for the preperation of the strip.

After all the criticism of the Test pitch, it's good to see Edgbaston getting credit now for a successful event well staged:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/66077048