| I don't know Jools. The rain worked in our favour for sure, but I think it's biggest impact was slowing the momentum that England had built.
I think if it had of been 5 days and England bowled like they did in that last innings then there's no gaurantee that they would have taken the wickets. If the total was too big then Australia would have just held out for the draw. They batted yesterday with the total in the back of their minds so were positive and looking to score runs up until the point where there were no recognised batsmen left. Just look at the running between the wickets that Ponting and Clarke/Warne were doing ... looking to turn singles into 2's etc. They believed they had a chance - slim yes, but a chance. They would have played differently if the total to chase was 500.
After being dominated so much and turning that around to get the draw, and after being dominated at Edgbaston and Eng only winning by 2 runs I actually think the momentum has swung back to Aus. Especially after Punters innings. They will take a lot of positives out of that game and look to build on it. I also think that some selection changes will be made for the 4th test and Aus will be a better team for it.
If England still had the psychological advantage why did they all have their heads down yesterday and feel gutted that they didn't win the test?
I don't think we'll agree on this one, but it doesn't matter, either way it's shaping up as the most entertaining Ashes series for 18 years and that can only be a good thing.  | 
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