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[L21]

Well wrapped up by England.

Now a chance for Cook and Lyth to get a score.

Surely Starc is struggling and the others were poor.

Real chance here!

[WalkingWicket37]

Aussies 308 all out.
That couldn't have gone any better for England really.

I'd even go as far as to say I'm feeling optimistic at the moment 

[csnew]

Good job to bowl them out for 308 on this wicket.
Hopefully bat aggressively and set them a massive score.

Starc not taken the field and not taken the new ball. Must be a massive doubt with back to back tests.

[L21]

Starc coming on to bowl. Not looking comfortable.

Could be costly if they knacker him out for the next test or two.

Aussies haven't really got anyone to back him up today.

England need to attack here

[csnew]

Cook gone to starc. Poor shot!

[L21]

That is not what England needed right now.

Could be a costly mistake by the skipper.

[uknsaunders]

Stupid shot by Cook with 7 mins until lunch. Wide swinging full ball he should of left alone.

[Akewstick]

I agree with George Dobell's last article, annoyingly. Cook doesn't need to go and bat like adam gilchrist because people have said they play too defensively. We've done the right thing actually getting some fast scorers into the middle/lower middle order. Can't help thinking he's scared of going at 30 Strike Rate nowadays when in fact, especially when you're in your second innings on the third morning, we could quite easily take that from the openers.

[csnew]

Throwing the lead away here. Ballance goes for a duck

[L21]

This is Ian Bell's chance.

Run's on the board, needs a score to keep the media off his back.

Would be good to see Lyth make a score as well

[farnham_quins_2]

Interesting discussion during lunch on TMS about trigger movements. Bits of interview with Cook, with Alec Stewart in the studio.

Here's hoping these 2 guys stay in for a while!

[edge]

Only a poor shot from Cook because he hit it in the air, should be putting those away.

Can't believe Ballance is getting stick - if he can make 61 when he's bang out of form and we're at 43-3, then fair play to him, well stuck at it.

185 ahead already, getting slightly nervous as I've got tickets for day 5...

[WalkingWicket37]

Is this situation tailor made for our middle order? Bell & Root to build the lead, paving the way for a Stokes, Butler & Ali onslaught to take the lead past 500 before lunch tomorrow

[deanoknight]

I notice there isn't  great deal of credit going to bell, almost as if people want him to fail.

[RoCo Da Pixie]

Problem with Bell is he always does this. Bats well in the 2nd innings when the pressure isn't on him. Lead of 150+ before he bats. He knows he can go and bat freely with little pressure.