Quote Originally Posted by bridgendbluebird1927 View Post
There is no doubt that Smith has been the player of the series.
Agree so far, but the Aussies need to retain the ashes for the player of the series to be an Australian. That hasn't happened yet. It's looking probable, but surely if we have learned anything this series it is that nothing is decided on day 2. It's only a few matches ago that we were praising England's ability to put together a proper test match batting performance. England have 19 wickets and as much rain as they can pray for to save this one and go to the oval with every chance of winning it.