‘It was a disappointing day without a doubt’, admits David Saker

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“At 143-5 we had a chance to take the game but we let it slip and we haven’t been as good as [we] had been”

England bowling coach David Saker has admitted that “it was a disappointing day without a doubt” after the tourists allowed Australia to go from 143/5 to 326/6 on the first day of the third Ashes Test in Perth.

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‘I think Chris Tremlett is probably just a safer option than Steven Finn for the first Test’, says Stephen Harmison

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“Tremlett gives them a little bit more control than Finn and I think there are still questions on Boyd Rankin’s durability”

Former England pace bowler Stephen Harmison has backed Chris Tremlett to be included in the Ashes squad for the first Test in Brisbane since he “is probably just a safer option than Steven Finn”.

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