The Captain As A Younger Man

A touch of whimsy here as a young Vaughan gazes out from the Long Room in contemplation of his first test as captain. As fate would have it, it was against those South African ruffians who were to figure so largely in the last phase of his captaincy.

Can You Say "Over Reaction"

"Excuse me a moment, I have something in my eye. Ah yes there it is, it appears to be Graeme Smith's bat."

So you lose back to back tests for the first time in 5 years, you are struggling to hit it off the square and you are starting to turn into Mr Grumpy. These would be good qualifications to be captain of New Zealand but are they a good enough reason to resign from The England? It is not as if there is any one else in the team that is consistently good.

Still, I am sure it all makes sense on the "fields of Eton".

With a Rebel Nel

Yahoo, my favourite nut job is back and dangerous.

And what a pity Michael Vaughan got his fourth "good ball" of the series. At least he didn't have to wait a long time for it.

Vaughan the Younger

I was unhappy with yesterday's green spotted image so have felt the need to redo young Archie. Miss Field , long time family supporter, will now be in a dilemma as to who is cutest, Archie or his Dad.

Vaughan and Vaughan

A chip of the old block.

Like father, like son.

Two peas in a pod.

The family that plays together, stays together.

You are never too young to learn good technique.

Cliches anyone?

Blue Day

The master of the quizzical look had no problem deciding on what to do having won the toss.

Can't help feeling there are a few twists in this test plot, not all relating to the weather.

An Orange Day

Rather than throw in the towel Cook and Vaughan sort to use it wisely and stay sunny until the skies darkened.

We are informed that the juice and towel colour coordination is purely coincidental.

Eat it Up

A gritty Michael Vaughan decides to eschew the bat and eat the ball. The modern era of helmets has certainly changed batsman's approach to getting side on!

Frustration

We've all been there.

You fight hard, toil and sweat and then one lapse in concentration and ....

Still, a deserved draw and a deserved series win, and bugger all rain in 5 days!