At least we’ve given ourselves a sniff and we’re into the ‘you never know’ territory. So here’s some more clichés to keep us going. The first hour will be critical to the outcome of this test. There’s a new ball due. How England deal with that will decide the outcome of this match. Just add two wickets and it’s suddenly a different story. If we can bat 2 sessions we’ll be within striking distance. Any more?
7 down now. I predict a heroic Stokes/Leach rearguard action to take us over the line. OK, not really, we're ****ed...
We were teasing Clarky in pub yesterday when he told us he was at Headingley today, oh it will be all over by lunch for the Aussies, nearly there for England