It's a total role reversal, when we were going through our (long) 80's/90's bad patch we'd be chopping and changing the side from test to test in the vain hope something worked.

Ton up for KP! Very pleased to see him looking confident again.

They finally get Cook out, good take from the keeper to be fair.

Hopefully Collingwood comes in and carries on the good work.

Well played Cook, good knock lad

Cook deserves a rest!

Outstanding effort from him and what a way to answear his critics who wanted him out before this series.

I just hope England don't lose concentration here and lose some momentum. I'd like to think on this pitch we could get up towards the 600 mark in time to put them in for a decent spell this evening.

Not complaining but what the hell is Ponting doing, this field to KP is ridiculous!!

Expecially when it's meduim pacers dropping it short. Right now the only person who looks like getting KP out is himself if he gets too adventurous.

Is that 450 runs for Cook in the series now? Outstanding, he looked mentally drained last night when doing his aftermatch comments.

pitch still looks a belter for batting - get to the afternoon session 3 or 4 down and the runs could really flow in the afternoon

Theres been a few interesting bounces etc for me to think there could be something in it for our bowlers.

I think they already are - 66 runs in 70 mins and the longer KP stays in the more the runs will flow.

450-3

Over 5 runs an over in that session, hope KP can go on to improve his 158 to a double ton!

Bat out the next session then have a half hour slog in the last before putting Ozzies back in. Get em 2 down tonight and we are laughing.

Bar a collapse that is exactly what I would do.

We have them on the ropes here, just hope we can finish them off!