Oh, and Rashid has taken 3 for 32 so far in 18 very economical overs on the first day of the game at Headingley.

Just saying...

3-32 he's finised with but then Durham aren't Australia.

I think we'll see the bowling line changed on a couple of occasion throughout this series.

I'd be suprised if Sidebottam, Harmison and Onions don't all get a game at some point.

Sidebottom, Onions, Harmison and Rashid will all be knocking on the door for the next Test.

I think we can write this first test off as a draw to be honest.

Unlikely we're going to get two full days play in and Australia will certainly need a full session or two to build up much of a lead, by which point there is unlikely to be enough time to bowl England out again.

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Looking ahead to the next test, the selectors need to pick between Panesar and Swann, and between Onions, Harmison and Sidebottom for the place that Swann/Panesar leaves.

As for Broad, I think we've got to stick with him for the second test. He is bowling poorly at the moment, but he's always had a tendancy to leak runs; you can generally tell how well Broad is going to bowl in a match after his first spell. That said, he does have a handy habbit for picking up wickets, and I think he deserves a second shot on a pitch that will give him some support.

the talk is swann might miss out next test

aussie's might declare

Stuart Broad offers nothing, he's just a bits and pieces player whos in the team because he can bat a bit but his bowling is fodder to quality batsmen. I can see the merit of sticking with young players till they come good but Broad doesn't have anything special about his bowling thats going to Test good batsmen. He seems to have started to think he is a sporting celebrity, stomping his feet and kicking off at Panesar in the field, when really he's a liability to the team himself, remember that stupid stump shying he did in the 20/20.

I would give Onions a go - I'm not convinced but he did get wickets against the West Indies, is he another Hoggard/Caddick or is he just another Johnson/Giddins? Let him have a shot.

Flintoff I don't see as one of the main two quick bowlers, he's a very good support bowler to a strong attack. He never bowls a team out he's good at creating pressure and getting one or two big wickets at an important time. In 2005 he was very good with an attack of Jones, Harmison and Hoggard.

Haddin 50 runs

top player

England are going to get mullered.

Definitely. Rashid needs a shot at the Aussies.

Broad out. GBH in.

Aussis declare at 674-6 - they really have a good shot at winning the first test now.

Cook goes for 6.

13-1.

Bopara goes 1. LBW that looked very high on first looks and hawk eye showed the same.

17-2

Is Sidebottom not doing good lately and struggling to get in the team? Or is he injured or something

Christ on a bike, England get 6 wickets in 2 days and it takes Australia 15 minutes to take two. They're a better side but not by this margain.

This one is gone, innings and whatever defeat, roll on Lord's.

Harmo's had a good day



Once again Cook fails

Bring on the rain

Rain is our only hope.

4 100s in a test since 1938

I know that it's a terrible burden, but jesus we need KP to play a serious innings today, as in, be still at tea minimum. The one thing you worry about England in these situations is that you still have to score runs, keep the game moving along, don't just get into a survival mode. We need to bat all day, but be fairly positive, play within yourself obviously but score runs, England don't do this, and we end up scoring a pawltry total as folk have just occupied the crease. I think Pieterson will still look to be positive, he'll see this as an oppotunity to get to three figures, and 'his stage', I just hope it's his day.

aussie's createing history

You'd think Shane Warne was playing the amount of times the commentators are going on about him

KP gone, OH DEAR

Idiot

Strauss gone now