The Ashes | 4th Test | MCG | Day 1 | 26/12/10

[ajithrocks]

England just have to bat normally for a day now. The wicket will probably get flatter so the OZ will bat better in the second dig. They have to - there are careers and honour on the line.

Utterly stupid to create an English-style wicket for Jimmy and Trem. They have both done so well, and Trem's career figures suddenly look world-class!

Gobsmacked by the performance of Bres too - I thought he would have been whacked on the up, but once again England made the right choice for this deck, with Bres keeping it tight for the strike bowlers.

Watch out for swann in the second innings.. aussies will struggle against him.. even steven smith has a role to play in this match..

 

[James]

Yep, once again the team selection was spot on. It's a shame that Shahzad and Morgan - who I both rate - will probably not feature in the test series, but you can't really see how they fit into this team at the moment!

Like I said above - 400 lead is the magic number. 300 would be nice too. It's all in our hands now.

I will be sleeping tomorrow night instead of following the Ashes. Can't keep skimping on 4 hours a night when we are playing this well, need to relax and have faith.

Streaming Anderson's post-stumps interview actually helped me get a nap this morning. What a boring bloke. Even Simon Hughes sounded uncomfortable, hardly the most electrifying individual himself

 

[Cover Drive]

Game over, thread closed