"I have tried to stick to what I know has worked for me but I don't think my game has changed along the way."It's a time where my mind is a lot clearer and maybe I am seeing the ball clearer out of the bowler's hand."It also shows how much the game is a fine line. Even with that first one (ball) I was hoping and praying that it was going to fall short and thankfully it did, a foot more and I would have been gone for a first-ball duck as it turns out I'm still there at stumps."
A decent day for both sides. England toiled away to get themselves back into the game following a steady opening partnership from Watson and Katich but Michael Hussey - Mr Cricket - quashed talk of his demise with 81* in an unbroken partnership of 78 with Brad Haddin to edge Australia within sight of England's first innings total.
Hussey made a career saving knock in the Sheffield Shield game ahead of the Test and appears to have bought himself time in the side with the knock yesterday. The same can't be said of Marcus North however, who fell for single figures and is seemingly once again an innings away from the axe.
It was a rare bright spot for Graeme Swann on a day where he struggled with his length, something he will need to rectify not only on day 3, but as a potential match winner on day 5 should England still be in contention.
With play finishing early (much to England's chargrin) it does set day 3 up to be the pivotal day in shaping the outcome of the Test: the first session crucial for both sides; particularly England who can ill afford to let Australia build a couple partnerships that would see them establish a lead of 100+.
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