If ever a morning session was crucial, it's this one. 🤔

---

Indeed, need another wicket before they get to 200 runs really.

The Aussies over here are still pretty confident actually, they think they can still do it.

England just favorites right now, but only just and half and hour without a wicket and that will quickly change.

I can't do patience in situations like this.

---

 

Well there's your half an hour....  and they have taken the new ball which I think will play right into the hands of Haddin and Agar, who like the ball coming onto the bat.

 

Very concerned at the moment.. these Aussies are fighters and they have every chance of doing this. I make them slight favourites now.

---

At last! However, all of the remaining can bat. I still have the convicts in front.

---

TFFT

---

All over as I think it was with the quick wickets yesterday.

---

Finished , surely for 8 now

---

8 down! 😁 Anderson the hero yet again.

Come on England, no more nervy moments please, I've had enough of them for one test.

---

Just relax. The result has never in doubt really.

---

The only thing I will say these 2 are their very last glimmer of hope, Siddle has got a first class hundred I believe

---

It was still in the balance at the start with 4 wickets in hand and Agar there - difficult to judge how he would perform 2nd time.

If the Aussies had got through the first session unscathed it would have got quite tense but with 2 gone already it's 95% certain now.

---

 

Never???

 

 

Anyway, after waking this morning with one of those "I'm not having a drink today" resolutions, I'm now putting a few celebratory ones in the fridge (after having a very civilised pre-midday Carling in the garden earlier)

---

We should hopefully be OK now but.....

I won't be content until we have that 10th wicket in the bag.

Haddin is still there, Siddle can bat and they need less than 100.

I have not forgotten Edgbaston 2005 when we so nearly lost it from a similar situation to the one we are in now.
Runs coming too easily for my liking...

---

87 needed, be interesting if Aussies get to just 30 needed.

---

No, never.

---

I'm sensing another Lee/Warne scenario 😢

---

Agreed - hence my 95%. There's always a chance of a large partnership - it happened in their 1st innings. If these two put on 50 it will swing the odds back to nearer 75/25.

Fortunately the number 11 is pretty much a rabbit...

---

Oh no he is not - It's Pattinson and not Siddle as I said in my last.
Some of his recent scores are in the 30s and 40s. This could easily turn into another Edgbaston 2005, make no mistake.

65 needed.......

Oh no.. Anderson off, Finn on. Watch the ball go round the park now....

---

Finn out, Bresnan in. Absolutely useless.

---

 

I don't have much confidence in Bresnan either, I'd go for Chris Tremlett.

 

46 to go. this is too easy, they don't look like getting out. I think we are going to be toast here.

But we only need one ball....

---

31 needed, was it wise to play to 1:30?

---

F**** sake!!!! 🤬 🤬

---

50 off 46 balls , a good partnership

---

[squeaking bottom smiley]

---