Looking at it now there's plenty of green and it is fairly overcast.

Maybe the Aussies didn't fancy batting last against a decent spinner?

If they play like they did at Adelaide & Melbourne they could be batting last anyway.

Let's hope so!!

cautious, cat and mouse stuff at the moment

We've bowled well but it seems the Aussies have finally found some discipline when it comes to their batting.

I think the one thing our attack lacks is someone with a bit of aggression, to try and force the issue a bit more.

The following are actual excerpts from an email recently found in the BBC website's general inbox:

Dear Sir/Madam

I was disgusted recently to discover my eight-year-old daughter reading the BBC's ball-by-ball cricket commentary, authored by one 'Ben Dirs'... this is the sort of puerile joke I thought the BBC would be above... the kind of thing I would expect to find in The Sun... I shan't be reading again...

Yours sincerely, Mr R Robinson

PS. If indeed that is his real name, please send my condolenses

Fantastic! Perhaps Mrs Robinson should go to watch Wayne Kerr playing for Oldham Roughyeds?

55-1 at lunch, very cagey opening session. Tremlett's wicket with the last ball, and the lack of runs, means I guess it's a fairly even session.

with england just getting the latest of boosts, and the new boy up next - pup under pressure, nice and tight from england's bowlers all in all..could pan out nicely

Get the new guy early in the afternoon and then we are slightly ahead, think days 2/3 could be the best for batting.

England's day.

The lunch break saw me off.

We're on top after the late wickets but we weed to stop Hussey and Haddin getting a partnership going in the morning, then get into the tail.

Definitely our day, especially as they're barely scoring at more than 2 an over. Equivalent of one session lost to rain. Not sure how much more play might be lost on subsequent days. I assume we'll start 30 mins early tomorrow to make up time.

As always it's hard to be certain how the game might pan out until both teams have batted, but unless Hussey drops anchor we should have a good chance to go on and force another win.

Slightly off topic, but I'm just watching the SA v India match.....Are South African TV cameraman contractually obliged to spend the day scouring the crowd for scantily-clad young ladies?....

I ain't complaining, but it is starting to get a little obvious.....