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Hope this helps somebody ;) Right, on to the 3rd test @ Old Trafford overall tests played: 69, won batting first 25, second 11, tied 0, drawn 33 avg.runs per wkt:30.88, 1) 34.8, 2) 28.4, 3) 29.9, 4) 27.9. run rate 2.68 overall toss won & batted: 61, won batting first 24, second 11, drawn 26 overall toss won & fielded: 8, won batting first 1, drawn 7 England played: 68, won 21, lost 14, drawn 33. England won toss & batted: 30, winning 13, losing 3 England won toss & fielded: 3, winning 0, losing 1 England v Australia: 27m, Eng 7, Aus 7, drawn 13. won batting first 11, second 3. (Australia played SA in a test here in 1912 which they won) Tests in August: 10, won batting first 2, second 1, drawn 7 Matches with follow ons: 16, won batting first 12, drawn 4 Matches won by an innings: 11, batting first 8, second 3 Matches won defending a target: 13 Matches won chasing a target: 12, batting first 4, second 8 Tests in 2000's: 4, won batting first 2, second 1, drawn 1 Tests in 1990's: 8, won batting first 2, second 1, drawn 5 Englands batting avg: 33.18, bowling 28.94 Australias batting avg: 27.88, bowling 30.09 Tests Eng v Aus: 1997. Aus 235 & 395-8, Eng 162 & 200 1993. Aus 289 & 432-5, Eng 210 & 332 1989. Eng 260 & 264, Aus 447 & 81-1 1985. draw 370ovs Recent tests: 2004. WI 395-9 & 165, Eng 330 & 231-3 2002. Eng 512 & 50-0, SL 253 & 308 2001. Pak 403 & 323, Eng 357 & 261 2000. Draw 357 ovs 1999. Draw 337 ovs 1998. Draw 452 ovs. SA 552-5, eng 183 & 369-9 Previous draws: 1994. 310 ovs 1992. 303 ovs 1990. 450 ovs 1985. Eng v Aus 370 ovs Not much personal batting records tbh, but Vaughan hit 120 v Pakistan in 2001, & Tresco 117 in the same match. Hoggard, in 3 matches, has 15 wkts - 411 runs @ 27.40 Now, spinners......its taken that this ground has produced spin the last few years, & Laker took his 19 wickets here in the 1950's, but it is also known as a ground that produces reverse swing, & England tend to control that much better than the Aussies. Concentrating on the spinners, here are the recent stats of spinners @ Old Trafford: 2004. Giles: 1st inns) 15-0-67-0. 2nd) 22-6-43-3 2002. Muralitharan: only inns) 60-20-137-3. Giles: 1st) 23-3-64-1. 2nd) 24-4-62-4 2001. Saqlain Mushtaq: 1st) 30-7-80-2. 2nd) 47-20-74-4 1997. Warne: 1st) 30-14-48-6. 2nd) 30.4-8-63-3 1993. Warne: 1st) 24-10-51-4. 2nd) 49-26-86-4 Tuffnell 1st) 28-5-78-2. 2nd) 37-4-112-1. Such 1st) 33.3-9-67-6. 2nd) 31-6-78-2. So Warne, in 2 tests, has 17 wickets for 248 runs @ 14.58 News tonight is that Brett Lee has been admitted to hospital in B'ham with something like a knee infection, but it hasnt been confirmed that he will miss the test...& this is before the decision on Mcgrath is made. If Lee is out either Tait will play (debut?) or Watson will be called up, but more likely is MacGill will play as a second spinner...& with the stats above its pretty important that England bat first & therefore not last. This is slightly more irrelevant as we dont appear to have many 5th days anymore, but this is Manchester & it will probably rain The forecast so far is good as far as I can see but that may well change, but if layers of the draw are being put off by the high proportion of drawn matches look at the overs used in those matches, only 2 have been full matches (1990 & 1998) & the others had all lost around 100 overs play. Bearing in mind the way the series has gone so far & the excellence of the bowling attacks on both sides (even if no McGrath & Lee, they've still got Warne !!) & neither side tends to bat more than a day if that, probably 100 overs would have to be lost for a draw, & so far the weather doesnt suggest that. Although there has been a 91 & a 90, there has yet to be a ton on either side, & with recent scores it stands a good chance it won't happen here either. England are around the 9/4 mark but I've just took Gamebookers @ 5/2, they have Australia @ Evs whereas Bet365 & stan james go just odds on, but Hills did have 11/10 if still available.

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