The Lemon Fool

Wow! What a day for England. Start tomorrow 67 ahead with 6 wickets remaining.
Zac Crawley more than justifying the faith the selectors had in him.
Aussies took a pounding.

I'm not used to this. Where was our collapse? Only Duckett going cheaply. A score of 500 on the cards. Starc possibly injured. The Aussies must be hoping help comes by way of the Manchester rain. Otherwise England could card a lead of 200+ and set the series up for a grand finale.

It has to be said, bar Root, who got a grubber, England had all the luck going today. We'll take that I think!

It was fantastically entertaining watching the highlights this pm but the weather forecast is pretty rotten for the next three days. If Saturdays forecast is correct there won't be any play at all

Bairstow mauling Australia in a display of power hitting.

Well, logically Australia should find scoring easy on that pitch.