The Ashes 2010

[Gandalf]

A good days work. I would take that score at the start of play, if we can hold it together tomorrow we will be looking strong.

I totally agree with Superheavyrhun, aside from Hussey the top order have been really struggling to hold it together.

[superheavyrhun]

A good days work. I would take that score at the start of play, if we can hold it together tomorrow we will be looking strong.

I totally agree with Superheavyrhun, aside from Hussey the top order have been really struggling to hold it together.

As long as Strauss starts producing some good performances as well, as he has been a little shaky, then we should be in a good position tomorrow.

[superheavyrhun]

This is much more like the England we know and detest, one wicket drops and then everyone starts getting panicky, and that one wicket then becomes a full on collapse. Seem to have stabilised a bit now, but the middle and the tail have their work cut out getting us even withing range of the Australian first innings score.

[Gandalf]

I've missed all of this because of bloody Wikileaks. Thanks Bilbo!

Jeez, 5 wickets down and a collapse. Seem to be holding on a bit now, but still a long way behind. Darn.

[Gandalf]

And now six down, Prior gone.

England are in big trouble here. Let's hope the bottom order can dig in like the Aussies did.

[Gandalf]

All out and a fair bit down. Aussies looking strong here.

We need to make an impact after tea or we're done.

[superheavyrhun]

I gave it up as a bad job and headed off to bed shortly after lunch. We need some stunning bowling tomorrow and we get back to the batting performance of the last test.