England’s day – up until now they hadn’t even won a session. Paul Collingwood played the anchor role while Kevin Pietersen provided some final-session fireworks. But the pitch is a belter, so have England done as much as they should and are Australia very much in the hunt?

There is talk that Kevin Pietersen has got under the skin of his mate Shane Warne and has him rattled. Certainly, Warne seems and looks far less confident when KP is at the other end. Agree …or is Warne still the master?

England’s session – their first of the series but that’s not saying much. There has been much criticism of their over rate – 2.77 in the afternoon. Are they justified in consolidating and taking their time or should they get a move on regardless? And what about Brett Lee? His average against England is now 46.59. He’s fast .. but is he any good?

As so many pundits noted during the interval, this match is far more like old-fashioned Test cricket … or as Nasser Hussain would have it, “old-fashioned turgid cricket”. And that’s continued after lunch. Have England wasted winning the toss on what is generally considered to be a belter … or is it Australia who have bowled superbly?

England have named an unchanged XI for the Adelaide Test, a decision which reeks of negativity. Monty Panesar was tipped to play on a ground which favours spin, but England – or more likely, Duncan Fletcher, have gone for the same attack which looked so impotent at Brisbane. What do you think?