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| Live: Australia v England | Live: Australia v England |
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| England lost two wickets without adding to their overnight score and a further two soon afterwards as Australia surged towards victory in the Sydney Test. | England lost two wickets without adding to their overnight score and a further two soon afterwards as Australia surged towards victory in the Sydney Test. |
| Kevin Pietersen edged Glenn McGrath behind and nightwatchman Monty Panesar was run out by Andrew Symonds. | Kevin Pietersen edged Glenn McGrath behind and nightwatchman Monty Panesar was run out by Andrew Symonds. |
| Then Chris Read edged Brett Lee to the slips and Sajid Mahmood was bowled. | Then Chris Read edged Brett Lee to the slips and Sajid Mahmood was bowled. |
| The net result was that England were 123-9, leading by just 21, with nearly two hours to go until lunch on the fourth day - a whitewash is certain. | The net result was that England were 123-9, leading by just 21, with nearly two hours to go until lunch on the fourth day - a whitewash is certain. |
| THE DAY'S ACTION (all times local to Sydney - GMT+11) | THE DAY'S ACTION (all times local to Sydney - GMT+11) |
| By Tom Fordyce | By Tom Fordyce |
| 1054: Eng 131-9 Harmie thumps McGrath back over his head for four. As he does so, Ponting has a word with Warnie - looks like Shane's going to get a final final twirl after all... | |
| 1050: Eng 124-9 Harmison and Anderson stand on the bridge of the sinking ship, snorkels at the ready. Hey - at least we can all have an early night. Except I slept all day so I'd be able to stay awake all night to write this, so I can't even dull the pain with a long succession of zzzzzz's. Anyone want to join me on Hammersmith Bridge at about 3am English-time to stare blankly at the swirling waters below? | |
| 1044: WICKET - Mahmood b McGrath 0, Eng 123-9 Yeah yeah, whatever - Mahmood is comprehensively cleaned up by McGrath. England can't even last long enough to give Shane Warne his final bowl in Test cricket. Although I bet he'll be asking if he can open the batting. Could we have a beer match afterwards? | 1044: WICKET - Mahmood b McGrath 0, Eng 123-9 Yeah yeah, whatever - Mahmood is comprehensively cleaned up by McGrath. England can't even last long enough to give Shane Warne his final bowl in Test cricket. Although I bet he'll be asking if he can open the batting. Could we have a beer match afterwards? |
| 1039: WICKET - Read ct Ponting b Lee 4, Eng 122-8 Oh, just stop it. Read edges Lee to Ponto at third slip, who takes an excellent catch. Prize for the sweepstake - and don't think I haven't spotted you all frantically revising your initial shouts - will be the ashes of my computer keyboard, which I'm going to burn in a brief ceremony in about an hour's time. | 1039: WICKET - Read ct Ponting b Lee 4, Eng 122-8 Oh, just stop it. Read edges Lee to Ponto at third slip, who takes an excellent catch. Prize for the sweepstake - and don't think I haven't spotted you all frantically revising your initial shouts - will be the ashes of my computer keyboard, which I'm going to burn in a brief ceremony in about an hour's time. |
| 1031: WICKET - Panesar run out 0, Eng 114-7 Did I say it couldn't get any worse? Read calls Monty through for a quick single, Monty jogs at the pace of a man pulling an airplane, and Symonds destroys the stumps with a direct hit. Why did we even bother flying to Australia in the first place? | 1031: WICKET - Panesar run out 0, Eng 114-7 Did I say it couldn't get any worse? Read calls Monty through for a quick single, Monty jogs at the pace of a man pulling an airplane, and Symonds destroys the stumps with a direct hit. Why did we even bother flying to Australia in the first place? |
| 1028: Eng 114-6 Good stuff from Monty - right behind Lee's testers. The boundaries will start flowing any second, I'm certain. | 1028: Eng 114-6 Good stuff from Monty - right behind Lee's testers. The boundaries will start flowing any second, I'm certain. |
| Rodney Lowe in Halifax, TMS inbox: I'd be happy be for one more over and 12 runs in the tiebreaker - the misery has to end. | Rodney Lowe in Halifax, TMS inbox: I'd be happy be for one more over and 12 runs in the tiebreaker - the misery has to end. |
| 1024: Eng 114-6 McGrath vs Chris Read, and it's a maiden - as searching as a rubber-gloved customs official. Not sure what the prize is for the sweepstake - I'd like to offer a BBC goody-bag, but I've got no idea where I'd get one. Or what would be in it. | 1024: Eng 114-6 McGrath vs Chris Read, and it's a maiden - as searching as a rubber-gloved customs official. Not sure what the prize is for the sweepstake - I'd like to offer a BBC goody-bag, but I've got no idea where I'd get one. Or what would be in it. |
| 1019: Eng 114-6 Brett Lee gets the full six against Monty, but the nightwatchman stands firm. Anyone fancy a sweepstake on how many overs it'll take Australia to seal the 5-0 whitewash? Tie-breaker is the number of runs they'll need to knock off. | 1019: Eng 114-6 Brett Lee gets the full six against Monty, but the nightwatchman stands firm. Anyone fancy a sweepstake on how many overs it'll take Australia to seal the 5-0 whitewash? Tie-breaker is the number of runs they'll need to knock off. |
| 1013: WICKET - Pietersen ct Gilchrist b McGrath 29, Eng 114-5 They could have least waited until we'd all sat down... McGrath strikes with the third ball of the day, moving one away from Pietersen and Gilchrist bagging the easiest of chances. Amazing, isn't it - just when you think it can't get any worse... | 1013: WICKET - Pietersen ct Gilchrist b McGrath 29, Eng 114-5 They could have least waited until we'd all sat down... McGrath strikes with the third ball of the day, moving one away from Pietersen and Gilchrist bagging the easiest of chances. Amazing, isn't it - just when you think it can't get any worse... |
| 1005: Well - it's time for the final rites. The Australian team come out, with Warne, McGrath and Langer leading the way. It's bright and sunny at the SCG - except in the hearts of English cricket fans, where the rain is lashing down. Kevin Pietersen and Monty Panesar jog down the pavillion steps - how long will they last? | 1005: Well - it's time for the final rites. The Australian team come out, with Warne, McGrath and Langer leading the way. It's bright and sunny at the SCG - except in the hearts of English cricket fans, where the rain is lashing down. Kevin Pietersen and Monty Panesar jog down the pavillion steps - how long will they last? |
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