In Starc Contrast

Mitchell has to be the most improved bowler in the last 2 seasons.

Mental Preparation

Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me

Xavier Doherty might be happy to bowl all night but you can bet the English team will be real happy to turn out the lights and walk off in to the darkness.

The Prodigal Urn

Funny how it is always a homecoming for that special little container.

One Head, One Helmet ...

... and one hell of a great feeling.

For the 100th Time!

... and yes I will be doing one of Michael "The Pup" Clarke as well.

Old Blue Eyes

If the eyes are a window on the soul I see no fear through Andy Flowers. However, there is a hell of a lot of frustration to be seen.

Winners And Losers

In sport, if you are not one you are certainly the other.

Multiple Exposures

The problem for England is that it ends up the same picture every time.

Repeating The Dose

Michael Carberry better get used to it 'cause there is a lot more where that cam from.

Three Up...Three Down

Clint "Three Balls" McKay gets airborne, and with good reason.

Conflicting Emotions

Nothing like an ODI to produce the full range of emotional states - Michael Carberry just wishes he was in a different one.

Ravi Dances

Ravi Bopara gets in the groove, and not before time.

Job Done

Andy Flower is having difficulty hiding his pleasure at a series win, but then in the coaching game any day you are not on the hot seat is a good one.

The Thoughts Of Michael Clarke III

Cheer up Pup - only eight more tests to go.

The Summer Of Youth Continues

Agar bowling to Root - makes me feel old just thinking about it.

Celebrating The DRS

I wonder what WG Grace would make of the whole concept?

An Edgy Start

Ed Cowan feels the pain of the first ball outside edge - not the first or last top order batsman to be gone before his eyes have adjusted to the light.

Ravi Looms Large

Interesting how a player like Bopara looks so good when the team around him is settled and firing on all cylinders.

I doubt he would look so composed under a Black Cap in South Florida.

Not So Subtle

Couldn't resist this as Collingwood just looks as if he is a split second from the big impact.

In Aussie the possum is a protected species, lucky for Paul he is not in NZ.