2009 Ashes, 4th Test, Day 3: England try to top Day 1

Day 2 was a mirror image of Day 1. On Day 1, England batted terribly then bowled horribly. On Day 2, they bowled terribly then batted horribly. In fact, things are so dire, England were one dropped catch away from having to play an extra half hour allowing Australia to shoot for a two day finish. Now that would've made the Adelaide Day 5 fiasco seem like a fond memory.

But credit should go to Australia more than blame to England. North and Clarke batted beautifully. Our tail wagged with our last 5 wickets putting on more than England's first innings (not a hard task, mind you). Mitchell Johnson scored more runs in his one dig that the collective runs scored by Bopara, Bell and Collingwood in both English innings. And Mitch is finally bowling like he did in South Africa. Fast, full, straight and destructive late swing. If only he'd got that haircut before the 1st Test.

So I find myself in the happy situation of having one complaint. What happened to my five days of Test cricket?! As it is, I'll be surprised if England make it to lunch on the 3rd day. But on the bright side, I'll get to watch Australia win an Ashes Test and still get a good night's sleep. I guess you can have your cake and eat it too.

Posted by JC on Sun 9 Aug

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I got the strong impression that Broad went after Clark as a deliberate payback for Clark's innings. Broad may be a decent batsman, an Ok bowler but I can't stand his personality - a spoilt public schoolboy in the worst mould. The glares he gives the umpires when he gets out, he even dresses down his teammates if he reckons they don't filed well enoug off his bowling!

Posted by MT on 2009-08-09 22:19:37

Would've been over a lot earlier if it wasn't for Clark being under-bowled in the 2nd inns while Ponting gave Johnson the chance for a five-for. A mini tail wag ensued but I don't think they would've been throwing the bat around if there was any pressure, it's all too easy to smack a quick 50 when it's a hopeless case (see KP's career 50's and tons for further details)...

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