England v Australia, 2nd Test, Day Four

England v Australia, 4th Innings, Lords, Day Four, Stumps

England 425 & 311/6d
Australia 215 & 313/5

Australia 2nd Innings

Flashy Phil Hughes c Johann Strauss b Fred 17

Simon 'Handbrake' Katich c KP b Fred 6

Little Captain Punter b Broad 38

Mr Cricket c Paul Collingwood MBE, b The Ugly Duckling 27

Pupshark not out 125

Magnetic Marcus North b The Ugly Duckling 6

Has-Been Haddin not out 80

Extras (b 4, lb 6, nb 4) 14

Total (5 wickets, 86 overs) 313

Hey, remember when Mr Cricket averaged 80-odd?

No. Me neither.

A bit of talk of Australia having a sniff of victory. But, no. Sometime around lunch tomorrow, the Poms will take a 1-0 lead and at that point, I will offer my thesis on why Little Captain Punter is the anti-Steve Waugh.