The Ashes Second Test - *****LIVE IN-PLAY******

It was good. I hate the Australian cricket team with a passion.

I wanted to see tears. Didn't see that as I wasn't in their dressing room.

I want to lick up Ponting's tears when he realises he has lost the Ashes on home soil as a captain. Mmm Ponting's tears.

NSW Bowling figures against South Australia

Copeland 1/31 (18) - 6 maidens: Should be first in-line of any fast bowler.
Cameron 1/18 (8) - 1 maiden
Clark 0/23 (8) - 3 maidens: Should be called upon
Hauritz 0/44 (13) - No way
Smith 4/57 (12.5) - 2 maidens: If he gets runs, he will replace North.
Henriques 4/13 (9) - 6 maidens:

Copeland and Smith look in box positions to me if the selectors open their eyes.

Copeland's first class record:

9 matches, 18 innings, 1035 runs off 2340 balls. 57 wickets with a best of 8/92 and an average of 18.15 with an economy rate of 2.65. Four 5 wicket halls in those 9 matches. Send him to Perth.

lets face reality here for a second.............

Mcgrath used to bowl on a pitch, thrash the pitch, then Warne used to bowl on the thrashed pitch.....

That was the succesful formula for 10 years.........

Both those bowlers used to contain the batsman, build pressure, then blokes like Brett lee used to take wickets off the back of that.

Guess what, those days are over.

I am glad Eng won and hope they win the ashes, i lost interest there for a while as Aus was so far ahead of everyone it wasnt funny....

I hope they win 4-0........teach them a lesson.......

England should bat first in Perth then bat all 5 days.

Khawaja scoring well in the NSW shield game.

Come on Aussie selectors. Select this raw man. If North isn't going to be in the team, then I need another fade and he's the man.