thick edge on the cover drive, but its safe enough

We’ve had a lot of bad luck! 

It must change. 

chopped on just misses off

loose delivery from lyon slapped for 4

lyon bowling hand granades

body language immediately changes for oz

to recap, 2 outs overturned on review, half a dozen edges just wide of a fielder, 1 not out that would have been out on review, a missed runout, many play and misses and a bowled that didn't dislodgle the bails!

Thats a wicket every dozen runs! Hopefully more joy for Australia soon!

siddle gets the breakthrough!

Goodness gracious that must have been the worlds most frustrating partnership!

paine drops another off lyon, looks like it just missed the bat but he's giving me no confidence here!

Siddle just misses the outside edges

lots of playing and misses

wrapped on the pads and decide not to review, looked outside the line

missed runout chance 2 balls later

root with his 50

England need to buy lotto tickets, after the amazing luck they had in the final too

i reckon there has been a chance every dozen balls but england are 1-144

Crazy

edged for four, he softened his hands there so that was reasonably safe

hit the gloves, popped into the air and through the slips again!

next ball driven for 4

was that a missed chance the ball before? No one dived..

now a nick flies between 3rd and 4th slip at catchable height

I don't know if they were edges but paine has dropped 3 down the leg side. Doesn't inspire confidence if we do get a catch down there

whipped off the pads for 4 then knicked through the vacant 4th slip for 4

ugh mentally this has to be taxing for oz

Pattinson getting frustrated now

knicked over slips for 4

lyon is threatening often enough but struggling to get maidens which eases the pressure from siddle at the other end who went back to back maidens

back to back boundaries now

chopped on but his back foot saves him

nicked off lyon wide of slip

given out lbw but inside eadge saves them

keep your head up australia! Bowling well and plenty in the pitch!

lbw not reviewed and the bails not flying off

England should be 3 down but have been gifted 2 wickets after they were gifted one in the first innings!

Hope our luck turns! There is plenty in the pitch!

Yes extraordinary. Patto went over to the ump and muttered something then lifted the bails himself to see they werent glued.  ha. What a ball.. missed Root's outside edge by a millimetre.

Pattinson hits Roots stumps but no bails fall

Problem for Aus attack, Lyon bowling in the morning... Need a new Shane Watson?

Not a lot of movement on the second morning.

Cummins seems to be lacking rhythm

There are no sufficient superlatives to describe Steve Smith. When I went  to bed well into the last session he was on 70.. having dragged us out of the mire with help from Sids. He musta then led a brutal assault on a tiring attack to finish unconconqued on almost 150. That knock shud move him back to #1 on rankings and keep him there. The man is a phenomenon. 


 This is the Pommies trying to break thru Smithy's defence.

who complements Warner by being a sold grafting player that is hard to dismiss.

We have one in Bancroft. He is back after a long time out of the test side. Give him a chance. He earned his spot on form in local conditions.