Ashes 2010/11

[Shrek]

I really wish I could stay up and watch the last day.

Is it starting early tonight?

[olaftab]

I would bat until just before tea........a lead of 250+ then let Finn, Broad loose on them and try and get some physicological advantages over them and getting Ponting, Clarke, North out would be excellent

May be so however to make them go for it and hopefully  Swann to work his magic it needs to be before tea. England should score  100 in the first session and than go for it after lunch get another  50 in an hour and declare.

[olaftab]

I really wish I could stay up and watch the last day.

Is it starting early tonight?

No they start at 12.

[Shrek]

Are we not making up any lost time from the early finish yesturday?

[OzVilla]

They've worked so hard to get into this position, the draw is like a victory, I'd be surprised if we declared before Tea.  Strauss won't be prepared to risk a defeat to get a win, especially not if this pitch stays flat today.  The scars of Adelaide remain for a few i'm sure.

I'm also sure he'd like to give Prior and Braod some middle time to get the first ballers monkey off their backs.

Keep em out there I say.

[OzVilla]

Are we not making up any lost time from the early finish yesturday?

Yes, I believe it starts at 9.47am local time so that's 13 minutes.

[PaulWinch again]

another rubbish attendance. Given that there will probably be a a full day's play, I'm surprised.

[Somniloquism]

another rubbish attendance. Given that there will probably be a a full day's play, I'm surprised.

Thats not a crap attendance. That is deserted.

[PaulWinch again]

I know I've just realised when Botham did his 3rd man bit, there is literally no Australian fans there only English. So the Aussies are fairweather fans then.

[PaulWinch again]

This attendance thing is actually really poor. If this was in England even if we were under the cosh you'd still get a decent crowd on the 5th day, especially if there was probably going to be a full day's play.

[PaulWinch again]

Shocking drop from Clarke, they're crumbling mentally it looks like. It can't help having no supporters at home.

[cdbearsfan]

Nice juggling from Clarke. England fans sympathetic!

[PaulWinch again]

Mitchell Johnson just bowled one of the worst deliviries I've seen.

[Somniloquism]

Lovely comment about the constant replaying of the drop by Channel 9. They are focusing on the Aussie fan and flag in the background. So there are 12 Aussies there then.

[PaulWinch again]

I really think this day could potentially break Australia for the series if we get this right. If we can push on at a good rate and them put them in later and take a few wickets, they'll be on the floor mentally.