Hi

I managed to watch all of the Game - I even went on the last day with fingers crossed. I am not sure whether this was for hope of an Englang victory or for rain !!

Rain it was, and we know that England survived and hold on to The Ashes.

There is no doubt that Australia gained a moral victory with a much improved performance. They were by far the much better team in all departments.

Can they reproduce that performance for the last two tests??

I believe that England will re-group and produce the form that enabled them to win the first two games.

Yes their batting is very suspect. In six innings in these tests they have not reached 30 runs with the fall of three wickets. Yet they won two of the matches with these poor starts.

I think that the batting will click and give their superior bowling attack the chance to win the games.

For all this poor play there is no doubt that it has produced very exciting and absorbing cricket.

With a little more consistency from the first five batsmen England will in my view run out winners in the next two games.....weather permitting of course.

Pete I am glad you saw me......I felt that you were waving....lol

Cheers

MikeL2