[consilio]

Lyth gone early again. I think he's had his chance now

[St Charles Owl]

8-15!! That will be tough to beat that bowling record in an Ashes test, in fact is that a record of some description??

[Maddix]

Another great win.  Need to follow it up now and clinch the series.

We should be favourite's at Trent Bridge because touring sides can't usually handle the conditions there and it's normally a happy hunting ground for us  BUT ........ no JA on his favourite ground   It's difficult to see how we will take 20 wickets. Ali is not a spinner and I don't think Finn or Wood will do much on the Nottingham pitch so that leaves us with Broad, Stokes and Root.

I was right about Finn and Wood not doing much though 

[OvalOwl]

Because he pulled a muscle in his side bowling in the second innings at Edgbaston   He's, apparently, using one of them oxygen chambers in an attempt to get fit for the Oval   where Oval will probably be there  

Ha HA! I wish. knowing my luck I'd have got tickets for the fourth day.

Seen elswear:

“I’m a Wednesdayite and I think Joe Root has just over taken Michael Palin as my favourite Blade,” writes Simon Jenkins.

"It’s been a big week for Joe Root. First he finds out that if you leave Championship Manager running for 1,000 years his beloved Sheffield United turn into the greatest team in history. And now he’s outscored the entire Australia XI. He’s done it in some style too." Nick Miller in The Grauniad.

[Maddix]

60 ALLOUT           , Broad 9.3 O 5 M 15 R 8 W              

Yeah unbelievable letting them put on 13 for the last wicket

[Southeyowl]

Bit of a collapse this morning! 300 ahead though!

[consilio]

Irrelevant. 400 ahead almost now

[Owlkev71]

391-9 dec.

Lead of 331.

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Aus 14-0 @ Lunch, trail by 317 runs.

[Owlkev71]

Australia remembering how to bat this 2nd innings, 97-0

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And now there collapsing again, 113-0 to 138-4 at Tea

[Maddix]

I said beat them before KO on Satdi not Friday