Ashes: Did the final hour on day two of third Test in Melbourne seal the series for Australia?
As openers Haseeb Hameed and Zak Crawley marched to the middle, Test Match Special pundit and former England bowler Steven Finn - perhaps on a high from England's bowling performance - was in a hopeful mood.
Kent's Crawley replaced Rory Burns as opener for this Test, but scores of 12 and five left Agnew questioning the change."Because they thought Burns was shot and they needed to move and shift him? Or did they bring him in because they thought he'd bat better? The time was 06:58 GMT - whether you're an England fan who did the night shift or one who was up before daylight, the mood was the same…
Hameed has scored 25, 27, six, duck, duck and in the series so far. Some England fans are starting to lose patience…
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