Ashes Test #5 ...

[sunny-dave]

... have England been panicked into too many changes ... three new caps is the rumour Rankin/Borthwick/Rankin with Joe Root possibly dropped.

Toss and teams in 5 mins ...

[ChillDoubt]

Aus move to 36-1, would be nice if we could get another scalp before they reach 50.
Hopefully the new lads will be pumped and ready to fire....

[sunny-dave]

Rankin steaming in ... let's see what he can do

[ChillDoubt]

Drinks break, 44-1. Hopefully break the batsmans concentration too.

[jim360]

Stokes got Rogers earlier but it was to a bad stroke, 74-2 and the Aussies will be happy I think, but one more wicket in the next five overs would help England a lot.

[jim360]

Oh and there it is, Clarke's gone for 10! 78-3.

[jim360]

Good news for Boycott bingo players as he throws in "corridor of uncertainty" in the aftermath of Stokes's second wick

[jim360]

Oh, smack! Watson out just before lunch, lbw b Anderson for 43, and Australia at 94-4.

[jno]

unfair, Jim, I think he invented the phrase and if so he's certainly entitled to use it. It's a rather good one, in fact; I can't think of a better way of expressing it.

[jim360]

I like listening to Boycott really, so it was meant as a bit of fun.

[jno]

their first LBW... another stat someone was quoting was that 22% of Australia's runs have come from batsmen after missed catches. Ouch.

[jim360]

Wicket number 5 falls, as George Bailey is caught at slip off Broad, 97-5.

[jno]

they'll probably have some bother coming back from 97/5 but they've done it before this series, so I won't get my hopes up too hihg.

[jim360]

Especially with Haddin and the rest of the Aussie tail that's good for at last 100-150 runs between them most tests.

[humbersloop]

Smith and Haddin. Again.

[grumpy01]

Rankin selected when apparently not fully fit and Ballance in with no time in the middle are ludicrous selection's.Hope in a way we lose 5-0 then get rid of the Essex connection(Gooch & Flower) and start again with new coach.

[jno]

yep, my prediction at 02:26 was so spot on that I don't think I'll make another one, it'll only upset me.

[jim360]

Anderson follows Cook in going out rather quickly, England are 14-3. Bell should have been out first ball so that's almost lucky!

[seekeerz]

England all out for 151 ..will Aust. Enforce the follow on?