Draw

The third test ends in a draw, as England came within one wicket of beating the Aussies. Spectacular play though, and the banter is a bit more subdued from Warne & Co now, compared with at the beginning of the series. England dominated every session, so it's the Aussies that should be thankful that one day was lost to rain for a change. One week to the next test at Trent Bridge.

Wonderful evening at Wintour's last night, with Sarah taking the sharp end for the top pitch of 'Swallows Nest' (VS 4b, 4b). In the fading light I then had a quick go on 'Split Flies' in an, eh, ethically dubious style. It went, fine. Thinking that for the lead the way to go might be to just motor it up to the peg without pausing to place the intermediate wires. Semi-solo. What stumped me on the on-sight attempt was wearing out on the lower wall, plus not having the strength to hang about working the crux. Now that I know how to do the crux, sparing my arms at the bottom should be the way to go. Will have a go this evening.