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Well, it wasn't that simple, he was in and out of the side, Fletcher nearly destroyed him to be honest, he didn't actually come back stronger, after Fletcher left he just developed within the team and slowly grew in confidence. You could easily say he is the bowler he is today in spite of...

In all the criticism of Finn, you have to remember that when Jimmy was at Finn's level of experience, he could be equally as bad, if not worse in those early stages of his career. It's easy to make a knee jerk reaction, but Finn has all the makings of a cracking Test match bowler. Hope England...

If I was Australian, and had an influence on England selection, I'd probably make this suggestion too!

Absolute minimum chase to set I think, who knows with this match, but I'd fancy the Aussies to chase anything up to 250, but there would be a lot of pressure beyond that. Someone needs a century (stating the absolute obvious!!)

Time for plan B now though!!! Cook out 50 b Agar.....cricky what a debut he is having.

I think that is very harsh. If you don't show some adventure, you give the bowling team the opportunity to bowl and field what and where they like. Clearly England have a plan that Cook will play patient, but in order for him to do that at his pace, the other batsman has to score some runs...

It's not so much averages with your tail, their often in under huge pressure, or when runs need to be scored fast. High scores is a good judgement on a players batting ability: Pattinson 42 Siddle 51 Starc 99 Broad 169 Swann 85 Finn 56 Anderson 34

A thoroughly boring, completely uneventful days play today please...

Sangakkara doesn't keep wicket in test's and hasn't done since about 2009, Prior doesn't play in ODI's, so it is fair to say, in the test format at least, that Prior is the best wicket keeper/batsman in the world right now.

Well possibly, but he did genuinely look non-plussed, it wasn't a typical review straight away, or look of guilt, he looked at Cook saying "I really don't know".... He may have touched that - but the review system (had it been used) was not conclusive, so I'm not complaining about that one, but...

The irony is that hot spot was showing Root didn't touch his dismissal, and while TV were looking at that, the system couldn't record Trott's. Cook told Root not to review, but Root didn't bloody hit it by the looks of things. But even though we didn't review that, Trott's out because a) idiot...

What a :tosser::tosser::tosser::rant::rant::rant:

What are you going on about!?! The umpire DID GET IT RIGHT!!! That's why we're up in arms!!! If you don't know what's being discussed, it's probably best not to get involved!

and had Dar given it out, I wouldn't be complaining if Trott had reviewed it and the 3rd umpire stuck with that decision. The point is, once the 3rd umpire realised he didn't have enough evidence, he has to stick with the on field decision. There is no controversy then, as everyone can see the...

I agree. I can accept the stumping as he wasn't 100% (even though it pretty much looked nailed on, but there he couldn't be certain). Trott's is a dreadful dreadful use of the system. To create a controversy from a system that is meant to eliminate it. As with LBW's, even when Hawkeye shows it...

Front on camera was all he had really. Front on camera shows a nick. There is no way on earth he can be 100% sure to overturn an on field umpire. Dreadful.

Too bloody right. I can't believe people are just accepting this one. It's a genuine shocker created by the review system which is there to only eliminate the shockers. Totally against the spirit of the game, the reason we have a review system, everything. Undermining an on field umpire with...

Trouble is, other than Botham, they're all such apologists for the game, don't want to upset the apple cart. Fact is, that wasn't even a little nick to me, it takes a big kick. IF Darr had given it out on the field and the batsman reviewed it and it stayed out, I could take that. BUT Darr...

Totally agree. I don't think Darr is going to be too happy either when he see's his own decision has been wrongly over turned. Snicko isn't used as it's unreliable, but from front on, the deviation on the ball is pretty clear. Even if there is the slightest doubt Darr's decision has to stand...

Against that, we also have the fact, arguably the best umpire in the world gave it NOT OUT.