Wow The Cricket Is Going Well.

[Togo]

Australia 10-2 !

[toalisi]

Thanks. I've just switched on & missed the other one.

Was the culprit Finn?

[Sipowicz]

Mark Wood.

[Togo]

out!!

[Sipowicz]

4 wickets Togo! ;-)

[toalisi]

Extra half hour maybe?

[Togo]

ha ha Sipowicz

[Sipowicz]

Another one bites the dust!

[Sipowicz]

Off for bad light.....I didn't see that coming!

[Togo]

We can have 3 days rain and call it a draw.

[aelmpvw]

^ ^ ^ then the aussies could win the last test and retain the ashes

[Togo]

aaarrggghhh. Choked on my G n T then ael.

[jim360]

A bit of a turnaround from the dire predictions before this Summer. They seemed reasonable at the time, to be worried about losing to both NZ and Aus back-to-back, maybe picking up a face-saving draw or two at most. And now it's looking likely to be 3-1 and winning back the ashes with a test to spare!

[bednobs]

i don't know if this has been asked or answered but why would england declare? Why not just let them get the 10th man out?

[toalisi]

England wanted a couple of overs before the lunch to maybe
get one of the Aussie openers

[jim360]

On radio the thought was that they should declare slightly before lunch to have a few overs at the openers, the idea being that this means that Australia's batsmen might have to effectively start twice either side of lunch, and the first start being not long enough really to get a feel for conditions. Also gives the bowlers a chance to have a longer spell while still being fresh, because you can get a couple of overs in early and then a 40 minutes break to be fresh again.

It didn't work today, but can do on occasion.

[bednobs]

thank you for your answers :) -makes total sense

[Togo]

Can we finish this before the football starts?

[Sipowicz]

Job done! Well played England.

[jim360]

Let us spare a thought for the Aussies, who must be desperately sad after losing in such a shocking awful way, having played like muppets ... *cackle*

[sunny-dave]

Brilliant !!!

And with a nice sense of history Cook gives a long happy interview to Aggers on TMS whilst keeping Sky waiting ...