And that too against a pretty tough Aussie bowling lineup. Granted, there was no McGrath and that makes a huge difference, but still, to pile 5+ runs per over, over a period of about 80 overs is awesome.

But for the collapse at the end of the innings, England could have put this match away from the Aussies, especially after Ponting put them in.

Now, its up to the Aussie batting to pile it up and reply. Let’s see what happens. Should turn out to be an interesting day 2.