Headingley Test, Day 4, Close
Sunday, August 19, 2001

That was a pretty frustrating day for all concerned. When the players have managed to get out there, it's been entertaining stuff. They just haven't had the chance to get on the field enough. The declaration from Australia impressed me. The game's now set up - although not as well as Australia would have liked. I think they ideally wanted to bowl about ten overs tonight and get one or two wickets. As it turns out, things are a little easier for England - they'll start tomorrow none down.

I'm not at all surprised that England took the offer of the light. They need to keep all their wickets intact for as long as they possibly can. I just wonder if Australia could yet regret those 15 overs that were lost last night when they took the light. That time lost from the game could be costly.

Adam Gilchrist will go for all-out attack for as long as he possibly can tomorrow. That means England have to take advantage of the gaps in the field and put away every bad ball that comes their way. Once England get up to 150 without too many casualties, then Gilchrist will have to modify his tactics. That's the point at which England know they have Australia under pressure.

Gilchrist's captaincy has been all right throughout the match. He hasn't made any big errors, but there haven't been any real masterstrokes either. It's a tough job for him to come in and try to be inventive while he's still learning the art of captaincy. He's been let down by his bowlers as a unit - he'd have hoped for more early wickets from the quicks so he could get Shane Warne on. As it is, Warne has been under-used and I'm not sure why that is. But he could prove to be the key man tomorrow.

Ian Healy made a record 395 dismissals in 119 Tests for Australia, and was on the winning side in the last six Ashes series. His comments will appear on Wisden.com at the end of every session for the rest of the series. He was talking to Camilla Rossiter

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