4th Test - Day 3

One session and a bit on the 3rd day.....and it's all over. Who woulda thunk it? Australian supporters, that's who!

Having been rubbished by the media, the English supporters, the terrible commentary team, the English readers of this blog and the Barmy Army "boo boys", Australia came out of the blocks and absolutely made the Poms look like a bunch amateurs. It truly was a one-sided game and some serious questions need to be answered. One of those is whether Strauss knows how to captain a team, or not. Some of the bowling and field change decisions he made throughout this Test, especially during the Clarke and North's innings, were bordering on the ridiculous, to be honest, not to mention the 12th man changes where he was constantly leaving the field to seek guidance from the coach.

The Flower will need to make the decision on whether to bring back Freddie 'The pin-cushioned Quitter' from the pastures or keep 'Grievous Bodily Harmison' in; whether Bopara should be dropped to No.6 (or just dropped); whether to bring in Sidebottom or another spinner; whether to stick Bell in at No.3, and whether to place a fiddy on an English win a la the Lillee/Marsh fiasco of '81.

Australia will no doubt drop either Clark or Siddle for this last Test to make way for Hauritz. The Oval will play dry and dusty, which will suit the spinning talents of each team, which will also see the possibility of a Monty return. Look for some scathing reports in tomorrow's British tabloids. They should be quite entertaining. The Brits have never been shy in their public lambasting of their sporting elite. Good when they're up, but when their down...the Poms do like to rubbish each other.

See you in a week or so mortals. Looking forward to what will be a most dramatic of final Tests. Onward Christian soldiers and pip pip :)