The players must realise that we have won the series as the best the Aussies can hope for is to bat for the rest of the game and get a draw, but even that looks unlikely. Let Colly have a few overs to finish his test career.
I would like Strauss to tell the batsmen we are going back out for 5 overs just to make the Ausies get all set to field again then declare, so have a whack. To me that would be taking the piss big time, we might hit another 20 runs and add another record to the growing list this tour.
How deluded is Michael Clarke saying on the radio he still thinks the Aussies can bowl us out quickly and score enough runs on day 4 to bowl us out again on day 5. I would suggest we should bat as long as possible so that losing is not a possibilty and then either be all out or declare mid...
Generally we have been better when we have bowled first. Based on that we should put them in if Strauss wins the toss but based on other aspects that teams that win the toss bat first at Sydney they might bat first if Clarke wins the toss. All we have to do is set our minds to make a big...