*****Official Ashes thread*****

[Sankari]

Bresnan to open. I wonder if he can—oh wait, never mind.

 

[mmj_uk]

Could do with Broad knocking 50 just to cement his position as most hated Brit in Australia.

 

[Sankari]

England's tail can scrape this to 350 I reckon.

 

[Azza]

Anderson goes and Harris gets his 5th. Very good move bringing him in .

 

[Sankari]

Anderson looks comfortable... but he's decided he'll be even more comfortable on a bench. OK.

 

[Cosimo]

Can we make 320....

 

[mmj_uk]

Broad & Swann looking a lot more composed than Anderson was.

 

[Cosimo]

Runs coming easily. 333-9.

 

[Sankari]

Wow, our bowlers are leaking worse than a Tory cabinet meeting.

 

[Cosimo]

Broad and Swann showing how to do it. 351-9

 

[rotters]

lol 6 too, thought it was all over when he skied that one.

 

[grimm]

The England tail enders are doing really well, I'm really surprised if I'm honest.

 

[Azza]

Only just noticed Swann's The Sun sponsor sticker on his bat, absolutely minging

 

[Locky]

Excllent work by the tail enders.

The tall orders need to take a good look at them selves, it's their fault England are not dominating.

 

[Cosimo]

Vital runs at the end, all out for 361. Game on.

 

[Sankari]

Ooh, and that's a bad miss...

Have to say, great wag from the tail there. Australia struggles to reach 250 these days, so I can't see us hitting 362.

 

[rotters]

Vital runs at the end, all out for 361. Game on.

absolutely, great morning for the tail enders.


Come on jimmy.....looking forward to his opening spell.

 

[Sankari]

On the plus side, England have lost both reviews now.

 

[Locky]

361 after yesterdays start is a good recovery and the man of the day - Ian Bell saves England again.

 

[LOAM]

At midday yesterday I would have bitten the hand off an offer of 361 to be honest.