I think that the Aussies chances of retaining the Ashes have been scuppered by bad light and the bowling of Andrew Flintoff and Matthew Hoggard. They failed to turn they excellent 277-2 into a decent score and the bad light allowed the England batsman to choose not to play.
So into the final day and Australia are faced with the daunting task of bowling out England quick enough that they have enough overs remaining in which to beat the English run total.
They have the bowlers to do it certainly but will their drive to get wickets cause them to give away runs and thus increase the total necessary once they’re into their batting innings to take the victory. It is a fine balance they need to take, as it is for England also who are faced with the decision of batting carefully but not getting runs or getting the runs but risking their wickets.
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