There has been a lot of criticism of the England selection and Australia are playing with an all rounder in place of their spinner ( a draw will do them).
The weather forecast is poor so I suspect that England will 'go for it' even more than usual.
The weather favours the Aussis ( England have to win). Can England make the 5th Test one of the most anticipated of all time?
I can't help thinking that the weather looks like it will intervene here - and the pitch looks like it will play pretty easily for batsmen. So (unfortunately) I fear that the game will be a disappointing draw.
Hussein is so negative on the commentary, basically saying that Australia will bat out all day today and retain the Ashes. Hope the boys shove that back down his throat
I can't help thinking that the weather looks like it will intervene here - and the pitch looks like it will play pretty easily for batsmen. So (unfortunately) I fear that the game will be a disappointing draw.
Hussein is so negative on the commentary, basically saying that Australia will bat out all day today and retain the Ashes. Hope the boys shove that back down his throat
Could really do with bowling them out for 280 max. That'd give us probably 45mins - 1 hour to bat tonight and then we need to aim to bat all day tomorrow to get a lead.
I am there tomorrow and Friday so would love to see us put ourselves into position to have a right go at winning the game.