Well barring a ridiculous second innings collapse England should have done enough to ensure that they can't lose the final test leading as they do by over 200 runs with 3 first innings wickets left and two days to play and thus win the series. Last nights play seemed to epitomise the mental toughness that this team have acquired in the last year or so whereas older versions of England would have seen us bowled out for a similar score to Australia leaving plenty of time for them to set us a tricky target in the final innings. Alistair Cook in particular has had the series of his life and it was a relief of sorts to see Ian Bell's general improvement rewarded with his first century against Australia despite the controversy. He was well within his rights to refer the decision that he was caught when on 67 only the delay taken indicating that he thought he was out and having seen the vulnerability of the technology thought he would try his luck which appeared more fallible than the umpire. Unsportsmanlike accusations fall on deaf ears when the opposition seldom walk and claim wickets that aren't and whilst it may leave an unpleasant taste in the mouth, the pressures and importance of the modern game create less honesty as fear of losing ones place and the lucrative benefits that may offer (eg 20/20 contracts) make a player cling on to what they can. The technology is continually improving so that these errors are rare and it is surely better than previously when no recourse to appeal obvious howlers was available and if hotspot showed nothing then the benefit of the doubt goes to the batsman. What may happen is that hotspot in its current form is not deemed effective enough and not used in future series as this is not the first occasion that snickometer has detected something that hotspot did not only the Aussies did not kick up as much fuss when they were the beneficiaries.