No way, get them in before lunch and have 5-6 overs at least at them.  Nothing scenario for England, have to survive it, and then start again.  Not enough time for them to get in, plenty of time for them to get out.

gd morning wispring

46.3 in the press tent

emm, I very much doubt whether England will get 250 on this wicket, as they bat traditionally poorly at Perth and I could see a couple of early wickets falling, by luch or just after.

This is going to be worse than Dr Who but I have got a huge cushion now.

I think a lot will depend on Root and Carberry hanging around for as long as possible.  I'd rather see Root come in front of Cook but it won't happen. I hope England remember to rotate the strike.  There will be plenty of easy runs as I am sure Clarke will have cohorts in the umbrella.  England must leave anything wide and climb into anything full until they have fully played themselves in.

This is going to be worse than Dr Who

at least with Dr Who you knew that in the end, the good guys would win.

Carberry first wicket for less than 10.

And with the way Cook walked out to face up, would nearly put money on a run out as the first wicket.

layed eng ridicklissly short,fckkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk

proper test cricket, bloody superb stuff, every ball can change the balance of the match

great trading too

love it, england shorten will lay more

do not get out to twatto before lunch

Bit of movement there.  Johnson just needs to relax and get his movement right.

afternoon collapse highly likely

have laid England more than 250 before start of play for 1st innings runs

poms win that session easily,now aus to bowl in the 40 degree furness

i don't fancy a lay of england.

the prices in this match are loaded up with very strong sentiment: that mitch will be unplayable, that the perth record will repeat.

you're hoping that the match will unfold the way the market believes it to, so there's little value to be had.

Not all about the Perth record.  It is about the England team.  They haven't made a score since New Zealand series, and coming off 3 sub 200 scores, coming to a pitch that they haven't won on in 35 years.
Plenty more to it than Johnson, and as I have stated already, Johnson and Harris, took 18 out of the 20 wickets last time they played here.

I do think the pitch is playing better though, and I certainly haven't got a lay of England at the moment.  As always, I don't carry a position into the next innings if I can help it, because it is always worth a look how each team are performing in each discipline.  I actually layed Aus at 1.55 early in the innings due to how everything looked.  Well out of that position now, and I will reassess again after lunch.  Still think likely that England lose a few in this session, and Cooks mind will be weary, and think he is least likely to make runs.
Reassess when they come back out.

3.70 for who?

And you have been green ever since.  Why the sad face?

That got out to 12.5?

sure brother