Angry Eyes

It might have only been a warm up game but there is little doubt that Kyle Abbott is putting in plenty in this delivery.

A New Angle On Virat Kohli

One Of The Boys

Lehmann may be using his head right now but the real test will come when it is time to be the bad guy.

Out Of Step Sami

After so much "down time" it is perhaps not surprising that  Mohammad Sami is not up to the mark with the Pakistan Can Can. Just so long as he doesn't put his best foot too far forward!

Caption Please?

Help me out here people - something patriotic about bell and balls perhaps?

Staying Loose

Yuvraj Singh is a cool dude. Even in a hot shirt he can stay loose and limber, albeit with a little help from the staff.  He may well need all that Zen calm when it comes to facing the Crazy Green Men, 'cause who knows what they might bring to the game.

Big Balls

Douglas Hondo gives it plenty in the warm ups, and wearing that outfit you can't help but be warm.

Yesterday I had a dig at the sports psyhcos but today's target are the trainers. In the modern days of specialist hangers on each person has got to be constantly reinventing themselves and their techniques to stay "on top". Little wonder that cricketers, simple souls at best, become confused about what the key elements to success are.

The England have shown a large troupe of support staff can be successful, but I suspect a lot of the credit goes to the guy pulling it all together. Flower seems to have a good grasp of what is important and what is distracting fluff.