indeed, new boy up next

A decent start and hopefully a couple of wickets in the morning session will see us take command.

What's happening been working and missed thefirst day

134-4 rain stopped play Bresnen got 2 and Swann and Tremlett got 1 a piece.

Not a bad start then. I ain't seen any of the forcasts for Sydney is there due to be a lot of rain interuptions?

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Imperative that we get one or both of Hussey/Haddin out early to expose the longish & out of form Aussie tail.
Those 2 have been the form batsmen for them.
I thought Tremlett bowled excellently & Anderson without any luck. Good on Bresnan for getting the wickets.
Swan yet again gets a wicket in the 1st over of his spell.

I actually think Swann is slowley building the kind of aura that Warne and Murali had and getting into the batsmens heads.

Haddin gone early doors - cracking stuff

a bit of colly trundle

Yet again tho we let their tail off the hook.
I don't understand why they don't pepper Johnson with chin music.
Likewise a sucker punch saw KP's downfall.
Good knocks from Cook & Strauss & I suppose Trott was due a failure.
I hope we can get up to 400 tonight to build a decent lead.
We may need it.

Didn't hear him say it, but i'll paraphrase what i read elsewhere, old whispering death said to bowl tailenders out, bowl wicket taking deliveries, don't set traps, plans, tempters, bowl good balls at the wickets and corridor of uncertainty.

that man knows what he's talking about, so it'll do for me.

Sounded like Strauss was in great nick but got a good ball from Hilfenhaus, hopefully Cook will go on, not always great at picking up where he left off though

That's exactly what Mikey said, they also showed all the balls bowled at Hilfenhaus just before lunch & only 2 would have hit the wickets!!
I too don't understand why you'd bowl differently at tailenders to what you do at the so-called proper batsmen, unless you start to get clouted round the ground.
I've always thought that well directed Yorkers should be hard for them to deal with, it works in the one-day game vs the tail.

Completely agree Foxy/OF a bit of a let down after another impeccable bowling display i still think we'll have too much for them though if stay solid for the 1st hour or so toninght.