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[uknsaunders]

An attempt to reduce the run rate i imagine

Yes probably is but can Aus afford to do that? Its warm out there and the deck looks good enough for england to sit in. Dont imagine cook will mind today if he grinds it out and is 250 ahead by tonight. Can't see the point of adding miles in the legs. The aus seamers have also had less than 3 sessions break for a change.

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[Giraffe208]

I can only imagine it's an attempt to build pressure to hope for a mistake. Looking pretty comfortable so far and they say it's around 39 degrees so definitely a hot one!

Carberry really does have to grind his way through. I hope he is rewarded soon with a big score

[Gerry SA]

Agree but Cook has probably batted on more seamer friendly decks than sachin.

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You know Tendulkar has scored 5387 runs @ 51 against Aus, Eng, NZ and SA away fr India. That includes 17 hundreds.

Seemed to play well enough on seaming/bouncy tracks.

[csnew]

You know Tendulkar has scored 5387 runs @ 51 against Aus, Eng, NZ and SA away fr India. That includes 17 hundreds.

Seemed to play well enough on seaming/bouncy tracks.

tendulkar played against Better bowlers too. Even on the subcontinent likes of waqar, wasim, warne etc

[Number4]

Don't see Carberry strutting around like Viv now

[uknsaunders]

Root has decided to give his wicket away, I sense a collapse coming :-(

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[uknsaunders]

God knows what bell was doing :-(

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[Number4]

And the hits just keep on coming... Unbelievable

[The_Bird]

Village stuff.

[iand123]

As well has Johnson has bowled in this series he is a complete and utter (No Swearing Please)

[Over Gully]

As well has Johnson has bowled in this series he is a complete and utter (No Swearing Please)

Why? Pietersen has wasted time all day, pulled away 4-5 times when the bowler is running in. Should've hit him in the head!

[beaver5]

England yet again batting like my village team. Get through the handful of people who can bat and the rest are just a wicket waiting to happen. Sad thing though is come the 5th test and next summer we'll only see a bowling change or two.

[cleanbowled]

Very poor from England, had a great chance to set up a big chase for Aus, but threw away far too many wickets cheaply. Australia looking pretty good with the bat at the moment.

[iand123]

Why? Pietersen has wasted time all day, pulled away 4-5 times when the bowler is running in. Should've hit him in the head!

If there is movement behind the bowlers arm he's more than entitled to pull away. Chucking the ball like Johnson did just shows the guys true colours. I'm all for hard cricket but that's absolutely pathetic. Look forward to all those Aussie kids doing that in their junior cricket when they imitate their idol

[mk_chappo]

Not again. England batsmen - what are you doing. Batting like a village team. Here for a good time not a long time!
Needed at least 300 to set up some sort of a game. Wicket looks like its getting better to bat on.