Second Test, Lord’s, day five:
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By Tom Fordyce
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AUSTRALIA SECOND INNINGS
BBC Sport’s Oliver Brett on Twitter:](http://twitter.com/bbcsport_oliver)"Phone call overheard on 274 bus: ‘If anyone at work asks where I am, just say I’m sick’"From Steve in Manchester, TMS inbox: "When England were playing the Windies at Old Trafford several years ago, I had the pleasure of sitting at a table in an Indian restaurant next to Mike Gatting, Graham Gooch and John Emburey. I can confirm that Gatting does indeed eat dessert. And he also eats about 30 onion bhajis and 42 popadoms."1042: Talk around me turns to England’s tactics. Consensus is settling on an in-out field, with the bowlers preferring all-out attack (four slips, gully, fly slip) and the batsmen blaming bowlers in general for failing to knock over 10 wickets for less than 500.From Russell in Nottingham, TMS inbox: "After a nightmare Sunday, including two people you hoped you’d never have to see again inviting themselve round for dinner and insisting on watching the golf over the cricket (flippin’ cheek) glad to be back at ‘work’ ready for the quick, stress-free end to the Test match."From James in London, TMS inbox: "Getting married on Thursday but the nerves about that are nowhere near how nervous I am about today. No fingernails left to chew already and we haven’t had a single delivery yet…"1034: On the other hand, no-one has ever successfully chased more than 418 to win a Test. Haddin got lucky a few times on Sunday evening, Hauritz is protecting a dodgy digit and Fred roared in like Frank Tyson. Gulp…1031: Let’s do the sums. Over 130 runs were scored in the final session on Sunday. 209 more are needed. On that basis, if Australia are still batting come tea, they’ll have won.1021: They said it couldn’t be done. For as long as anyone could remember, a target like that was considered out of reach. Many great men had tried and failed. On 20 July, it finally happened. Still - enough of the Moon landings - do we think Australia will chase down 522 to snatch this from England’s grasp1015: Gnawing of nails, pulling out of hair, covering face with hands. All these and more may be needed as the nervefest that is Manic Monday begins to unfold. Anxious Does Mike Gatting eat dessertThis article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.