If England lose the second test against Australia, and I'm not saying they will, then they will have only themselves to blame. If I was captain, I would have told Ponting at the start of the series that if they end a 1st innings in any of the tests more than 200 behind, then they should bat again. I would have typed it out in an easy-to-follow document with pictures (for those Tasmanians) and emailed, faxed and posted it to Ponting, his "men", the Australian Cricket Board and the ICC.
All of a sudden that 500-odd total looks reachable (sort of) and Strauss will look like a right plonker if he captained his team into a hole. "Always make the other team stress about setting a total" is something I have always said, and I always apply that thinking when I play cricket on my computer.
But I still think England will win.
I'm rather looking forward to seeing what happens today and I'll be a happy camper if the Poms go 1-0 up.
Strauss, you better hope your bowlers bring wickets, otherwise I'll be calling for your head, which will go nicely above the fireplace I'll build one day.
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