Merry Christmas to all

[Mid Life Crisis Marathon Man]

No, Pakistan had a good day, and it should be a good match. Hey, maybe it will even go beyond 4 days this time. And the Aussies aren't invincible by the way - India proved that in the last test in Mumbai. They still tend to go to pieces occasionally. It's only the fact that Gilchrist bats at seven that saves us occasionally.

Did England have a "oh well, we've got 8 on the trot now, so don't have to prove anything" kind of day or did South Africa just play really well?

I'm looking forward to seeing a couple of your newer guys who haven't played Australia yet - Strauss and Flintoff in particular seem to be doing really well.
It should be a good Ashes series.