My overwhelming feeling about the Oval is that Australia will win in what was their traditional manner. For some reason they have not been able to exert pressure in this series, since Lords, but they certainly remembered how to do it on Sunday.
I would expect to see Shane Warne bowling from the 10th over at the Oval with men all around the bat. Warne and Lee have been the only Aussies to establish any credibility from this series and it has been a pleasure to see them at their best.
England's hopes rely on recovering some composure and being able to field an unchanged side. If they cant play Jones then I would bring in Collingwood to strengthen the batting and hope for the draw with a bit of bad light thrown in for good measure.
I expect to see the Aussies in full flow at the Oval and I fear England may be a little short of stamina to keep up the level of play we have seen. The Old Trafford test will become even more significant if the series is drawn, but make no mistake England have already won this battle by being in the position they are in. We have grown as a team and as a force in world cricket.
We have given every other Test playing nation a glimmer of hope and tipped the scales against Australia for the next few years. We may even have ended the careers of a few of their players [Hayden & Gillespie] which is a stark contrast to the last decade where many Aussies made their reputations at the expense of England.
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