and now Smith is gone. Apparently.

Not. On referral. Oy wey.

http://www.cricket-365.tv/

Not the best link but the only one I have found!

I think let the Aussies bat for another day and half and then go for the draw.

That would have been fair enough thinking for England teams of old but this one isn't past winning yet. You can't just "let them bat" ... C'mon positivity

A day late sorry - but is that pdc darts ?

OK, it's past winning but hey, The Ashes are staying where they are

Added to this thread or make a new one to avoid confusion ??

Either really. Probably a new thread. Cheers

Don't think this match is going to last much longer.

What do you think of Collingwood (MBE)? Never been a big fan and this is probably the time to get shot.

He made a couple of good catches but he doesn't match up with the Aussies number five. I'm not sure about the Melbourne pitch but think I'd also bring in Bresnan in place of Finn.

Funny how quickly our batting looks a bit fragile although it seems like it has depth. We are prob ok with the last two pitches and I think bowling is not bad. Bresnan might be good though. As always, its the danger of the mid-order collapse that is most worrying still. We could do with a Mr Cricket.

Couldnt agree more. I think Bresnan will play for his batting as much as anything; Flower won't make any more radical changes than that though.

Wish we had a Mike Hussey or someone like Steve Waugh who used to relish coming in at 80-5 and having to battle to save the innings.

They say Swann should be more of a factor in the next two tests so fingers crossed the pitch will turn and Australia will keep an unchanged side without a spinner.

That's the fighting spirit!

This is about cricket, it has bugger all to do with you lot.