Well well well.... Brad Haddin and Marcus North (pictured) did what needed to be done and then Ben Hilenfhaus and Mitchell Johnson piled on the pressure with two late wickets to put the English on the back foot in the first Ashes test.
With Cook and Bopara gone, the English need another 219 runs with Pietersen and Strauss at the crease and eight wickets in hand.
It is hard to see a Test match in Wales as being a critical juncture in this old rivalry but I honestly believe that if the English capitulate today, it could be a hint that their summer is over. If they come out fighting then fans on both side of the fence will take a bit more interest.
An interesting day of cricket ahead - for all sorts of different reasons...
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