The irony won’t have been lost on the Australian,s that they’ve retained the Ashes at a washed out day and wet English weather.

With regard to changing the rules to try and cram the overs in, inclement weather works both ways and we have benefited many times in the past. Maybe it’s only relevant when we are in a winning position

Stokes should have declared earlier on Friday afternoon to try and bowl their top order out earlier in the day, which they did….eventually. Then we might have had time to skittle their tale enders in variable conditions