The Ashes 3Rd Test - Perth Day 2

[seekeerz]

Not long to wait for resumption of play, given that Perth's two and a half hours behind Adelaide. remains to be seen which team comes out swinging this morning, I believe it'll be another hottie there today !!

[seekeerz]

Good start from England with Johnson gone for 39

[seekeerz]

And Smith follows on 111, Ozzies now 8/354

[seekeerz]

And now Harris, this is becoming a procession !!

[seekeerz]

Australia all out for 384

[seekeerz]

The Brits have 25 ,minutes before lunch ...

[seekeerz]

The opening pair have brought up their partnership to 50, the Fremantle Doctor has arrived early and with it the heat has dropped

[wolf63]

I'm in Perth and it is still dark - how do manage to see the ball?

[seekeerz]

They don't have to, Wolfe, they have a bell inside so they know where it is !!

[seekeerz]

Openers 0/72 run rate 3.75

[seekeerz]

Carberry out for 43

[seekeerz]

And Root for 4

[ChillDoubt]

Root has got a dreadful decision there. England need to appeal to the match referee and get him re-instated.
England making a fist of it but that 60 from their tail could prove very costly.

[seekeerz]

Agree he was very unlucky but it seems 3rd umpire reluctant to over - rule first decision, bummer I know

Good morning chill, your team has looked pretty good so far

[humbersloop]

146/3, let's hope Pietersen and Bell dig in

[jno]

KP blows it again

[humbersloop]

wasn't quite what was needed really

[BigMac]

Couple of quibbles, Steff, following this "The Brits have 25 ,minutes before lunch ... "

1. England and Britain are NOT synonyms
2. Thought they may play for England, some of that team would be hard-pressed to be described as Brits... ...

Otherwise, haven't seen the Root decision - won't have Murdoch in the house - and KP, brilliant though he often is, really doesn't always play innings the game situation requires.

[seekeerz]

Yes I do know the two are not interchangeable, the team wears Brits on their shirts....well I think that's what it says, so .....

[humbersloop]

180/4 at stumps

I might be a wild-eyed optimist, but this is still -just- winnable

[ChillDoubt]

Wish I could share that sloopy, IMHO we're still playing for a draw. We did well to not lose any more before COP after Pietersen had lost another personal battle of his ego versus what the situation required.
His ethos is fine in 20/20 and ODI cricket, it's been some time since we've seen it come off in a Test match.
As for Root, he got a stinker, no other word for it.
Bell and Stokes may be just what we're looking for, the measured stalwart and the young whipper snapper saw out the day well.
Need them to survive till lunch tomorrow, then be backed up by Prior and the tail, for once!
If we can get to 340, it could get interesting.