A Spring In The Step

The sun on your back, no previous baggage and the wicket of Amla is a good enough reason for a lightness of foot.

Tino Gives It His Best Shot

You can't do it every time Tino but I suspect that is not going to stop you trying.

Cricket Surreal

Cricket in the dark at the Oval - it is beautiful, but it just feels wrong somehow.

Kinda reminds me of childhood backyard games played on dewy grass and illuminated by the back door light.

A Strange Day At The Oval

What a slightly surreal days cricket that was. There was "the controversy" of course, but there was also ...

Bophara making runs and catching the ball with his head.
A full on collision between Taylor and KP.
Styris making runs but only when he wasn't being dropped by everyone in England.
Players making rude gestures at all and sundry from the balcony.
No hand shakes but expert apologies.
A ludicrous over throw to lose the game.
A little bit of passable cricket.
And no rain!

Roll on Lords.

Oh Paul!

"Take a deep breath son and please don 't be a dipstick"

And by the way, it was not a split second decision.