Am I dreaming??

Another great start to a Test by England, and this time we surely wont throw it away like we did in Perth. What an incredible come back by England, they have real "bouncebackability" that's for sure, which must be the sign of a team in good mental state. Winning the toss may be a key factor here but you still have to "deliver your skills" as Stuart Broad would say (and does every 5 minutes on TMS).

An extra Xmas present that's most welcome! All the talk of momentum seems a bit simplistic now, Test cricket is a much more complex game than most others and has a lot of hidden depths. Having just watched the highlights practically every Aussie batsman got out in the same way with the same shot, albeit to balls of the right length in the conditions - it looks like a training video for slip catching or a compilation of swing bowling hits, the only odd one is that I couldn't see much movement on the ball that Ponting got which is a bad sign for him. A great moment in the highlights on Sky was Johnson's return to form with a nice wide one down leg side for four byes - great work Mitch!