Not 1961

No run out, no tie, but the image certainly has the feel of something from the glorious past.

Meeting Challenges Head On

Michael Clarke displays the old Aussie battling spirit and puts his head on the line. A display not apparently lost on his bowlers.

Solidly Unorthodox

The Shiv does it his own way, and he does it again.

You can have nothing but admiration for him as a cricketer.

A Colourful Crowd

Praveen Kumar works hard in front of an attentive and colouful crowd. It's all acton between the rains.

Bouncy Bridgetown

Dravid is seen here highlighting the fact that there is nothing like a hard red ball hurled at your head at 140 km to distort time and space.

This effect seems to have been quite common so far in the Bridgetown Test.

Sharma Karma

Not sure if it is clean living, the power of prayer or blind luck but Ishant Sharma always seems to take an interesting photo.

The camera men of Bridgetown will be hoping it fines up so they can grab a few more action shots.

The West Indian batsman, not so much.

Welcome To Bridgetown

Suresh Raina gets a traditional greeting from Ravi Rampaul on Day 1 at Bridgetown

It is a great bit of photography from the Getty crew - those hands tell you everything there is to know about facing the bouncer.