Quote Originally Posted by animatrix View Post
To be honest I think that I would prefer to see the Aussies wrap this game up and win back the ashes, but it would be exciting from a competition/spectacle perspective to see England either bat out the day and draw keeping the series alive going into the final two tests. However the likelihood of that happening are very slim considering that Prior isn't in any form and the last two recognised batsman are out in the middle.
Sure, purely as a sports fans, a 3-1 or 3-2 series win will be more exciting than a 4-0 or even 5-0 white wash!

But let's not forget this England side can turn around very quickly and all Cook, Pietersen, Bell and Root need is a bit of momentum back their way and restore some self confidence. For all we know, Harris could be one over away from injuring himself and while Warner and Watson and Smith all found form, they are not rock solid and at the back of our mind is still Clarkey's trouble some back could play up anytime after Christmas, so we must wrap this up now and go for the kill at the G and in Sydney, we are still rebuilding at the moment - so fuck the competition and Spectacle, let's just keep winning test matches while we are on top, next up South Africa - we need to take as much momentum and confidents that we can gather to, yes, being competitive in Capetown and Johannesburg.

Just my two cents

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