4th Test build up, KP being magnanimous

[larus]

Make them pay for their mistakes. Take full advantage and get a big score....

 

[larus]

Impressive stats from Harris. 6 overs, only 1 scoring shot for 4. That's tight bowling.

 

[Leekbrookgull]

Always liked the Austrailan 'Green' pavillion.

 

[Leekbrookgull]

TMS,talking about the gardens now at the MCG !

 

[Leekbrookgull]

1 down.

 

[Pavilionaire]

Cook gone, decent ball from Siddle that. Got a bit bogged down in the last half hour.

 

[larus]

Bugger. Cook gone for 27. 48/1.

 

[Leekbrookgull]

What have we got,forty mins until lunch tricky period maybe ?

 

[BensGrandad]

87 FOR 1 Prior dropped for Bairstow and Panesar in

 

[stripeyshark]

Car berry gone. 96-2

 

[JamesAndTheGiantHead]

This is the first time this Ahses that we've looked respectable. If Pietersen gets his (theoretically) due century then we may avoid the whitewash. That's a victory at this stage, in my book.

Edit; Joe's gone, humiliation and doom is all around me again. Hello old friend.

 

[dougdeep]

154/3

 

[dougdeep]

173/4

 

[dougdeep]

Pieterson makes 50. 184/4

 

[dougdeep]

226/6 at close. Pieterson still there but it's not looking good. Cook is a hopeless tosser.

 

[larus]

Pietersen can't win can he!!! Boycott slams him for being too cavalier, now Aggers is writing that he's been too defensive. Seems to me that he knuckled down today (realising that he's not in great form, and that the pitch was slow), and tried to graft a decent score.

Always been a fan of his ability; not always warmed to him as a person nor as a team player, but I can't find fault in the effort to graft yesterday.

 

[banjo]

If we can just get another 100 on the score board then put a bit of pressure on the Aussies.

 

[BensGrandad]

Hope KP goes on to get a ton with some support and we could hopefully reach 350

 

[vegster]

Or, it could be all over within an hour. England all out 271, Australia to be 240-3 by close of day 2.

 

[spring hall convert]

England grafted but the Australian's continued to bowl brilliantly, Johnson't got the headlines but Harris, Siddle, Watson & Lyon have been absolutely outstanding in sticking to their plans. The England batsmen don't know what to do, if they wait for the bad ball, the scoring rate is too slow and when they try and push on they get themselves out. Pietersen is extremely fortunate to still be there after that awful drop by Couter-Nile on 7. However, he grafted away for the rest of the day and if he can pick up some support from Bresnan or Broad, we could get close to 350. Personally I'm with Vegster, Australia have won all the big moments in this series and I have no reason to think tomorrow will be any different.

I thought that Lyon had a bit of an off day yesterday, there was turn from his first spell 45 minutes into the first session. Perhaps Monty might be able to make use out of it? That's my straw and I'm choosing to clutch at it....