Nostra who ?

Astonishing game today - I've worn a groove in the lounge carpet from all the pacing up and down during the last half-hour.

Our scraping through means I'm two for two on my Ashes predictions. I predicted England by 20 runs before the game, but didn't put my money where my mouth was in the department pot and now I've missed out on a tidy sum.

Still think Warne will be too much of a handful at Old Trafford, but the way both sides are batting, I think its unlikely there will be any draws unless the weather intervenes. If there are going to be results, I'd tip the Aussies in Nottingham and England at The Oval...