England will be feeling pretty chuffed with themselves and quite rightly so after digging themselves out of a massive hole at the ground nicknamed the 'Gabbatoir.' Starting their second innings 221 runs behind at a ground which in the past has been as helpful to them as a traffic warden with piles, England's top three gave a batting masterclass that secured a draw.
Andrew Strauss, Alastair Cook and [b]Jonathan Trott[/b] were magnificent, making more records than the Beatles, as they taunted the Australian attack. Peter Siddle had claimed before the Test that the Aussie bowling attack was the best in the world and on their second innings showing he could be right - if you were to take out South Africa, India, Sri Lanka and England. You could probably throw in the rest of the 'Big Eight'...