Wednesday, March 22

Party on, dudes

Hels and I are looking forward to Cotters' bash at EV, should be good fun.

Well done Freddie and England, and what a powerhouse couple of performances by the big fella. 4 very important innings and consistently excellent bowling. Clearly he hasn't suffered from "Botham captaincy syndrome" but has risen to the challenge. Good work also from Udal in what will almost definitely be his final Test!

And well done Straussy for a welcome return to form. It's scary when people were writing him off before this game - despite a recent slump, he has 8 tons in about 20 games, which is as good a record as pretty much anyone in the game! And he's done it in all conditions against all attacks (Aussies, Windies, South Africa and India away).