Bloody jinxed him :@ and so you dont think Johnson has been poor this morning??

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And how well the England batsman is going

A huge period coming up now, half an hour before lunch and half an hour just after.

We can't afford to lose any more wickets at this stage.

Just to balance things up, Bopara looks as if he could get out at any time.

He's not bowled at his best. But for f*ck's sake, being so bloody upfront about it and saying things like "please can he bowl all day" is just asking for it to all go wrong. Just be a bit more conservative in your judgments, that's all.


I've got to say I didn't think there was too much wrong with Cook's shot, either. It took a superb catch to get him, the idea was there, the luck wasn't.

And, as I type, guess who's just taken another wicket?

Ahem.

Wait 'til Hauritz comes on. He'll knock this lot over.

KP won't last unitl lunch.

Swings the balance of the session back in Australia's favour IMO - two down at lunch would have been pretty even, but with England's wobbly middle order another wicket either side of lunch could be fatal.

Good ball not picked at all by Bopara i would give Austrilia the session now. Lot of work for Colly too do now hasnt been in the best of form needs to turn it round a lot rest on Pieterson now

Last over before lunch I'd be peppering Pietersen with bouncers and two men back on the hook, test his ego.