King of spin

When Giles was England's best spinner, I was right behind him, but, for Christ's sake, why was he playing in those first 2 tests? Still, no use dwelling. Monty is king. I don't suppose he'll ever be dropped again. What are the odds on his breaking Botham's record for most wickets by an English bowler? Don't you just love getting carried away? It sounds like he didn't bowl Australia out as much as they got themselves out, but there was always a chance he would do that because the Australians like to dominate a bowler and Monty, as he has shown against all the subcontinental teams (save Bangladesh, but I think we can assume that one) is indominatable. It does sound like he got Gilchrist out though. Gilchrist, I seem to remember reading in a cricinfo article many moons ago, has a bit of a weakness against left spin. Add that to his weakness against high class round the wicket pace bowling and it seems unlikely that he'll score many more during the rest of this series, especially because, yes, Harmison's back... hopefully. I didn't think he would be. Frankly, I thought he'd pretty much lost it for good, that his nerves were shot, but maybe he had a bit of luck getting Ponting early (he had to fail sometime) which gave him a bit of confidence and... well, look at those figures. Not just wickets but economical too.
So, has the momentum shifted? Thank god Warne put down Collingwood at first slip just before the end. That could be crucial. I hope it is. We need a decent lead, at least a hundred, I think, to put a bit of pressure on the home team and, especially, their aging batsmen. Where are the runs going to come from? At least the signs are that the English batsmen are going to attack. They don't seem to be very good at defending.