England v Australia, Third Test, Day Two

England v Australia, 2nd Innings, Edgbaston, Day Two, Stumps

Australia 263
England 116/2

England 1st Innings

Andrew 'Johann' Strauss not out 64
Captain Alastair Cook c Nanoo Manou b Siddle In The Middle 0
The Big Bopara b The House of Hilf 23
Ding Dong Bell not out 26

Extras (lb 1, nb 2) 3

Total (36 overs, 2 wickets) 116

Looks like the Poms took yesterday's advice, throwing the ball to The Ghost of Graham Onions. That worked well for them.

So today's advice for the Aussies is this - build a time machine, go back to Cardiff and finish the Poms off. Because at 1-1, the threat of washouts of the next couple of Tests is no biggie. At 1-0 down, we're firmly in Ashes '05 territory.