Cometh the hour, cometh the man. On the face of it, the fourth day looked like a tricky one for England. But that was a wonderful response from Stuart Broad.
Yes, conditions were helpful, but you’ve still got to deliver. He got back to doing what he does best, which is to hit the top of off stump. He bowled too short and wide on Friday evening, but there were shades of his seven for 72 against West Indies here last year.
Cometh the man: England's Stuart Broad holds the match ball after taking five wickets
WARNER BEHAVING LIKE A TWITI see Australia opener David Warner has been getting into a scrap on Twitter with a couple of journalists Down Under over their criticism of the Indian Premier League, where he has been playing for Delhi Daredevils.
He seems like the kind of lad who could start an argument in a morgue. Twitter is a great tool, but it can be devastating in the wrong hands. Perhaps he needs a crash course from Dame Edna Everage!
Argument: Australian cricketer David Warner has been dishing out abuse on Twitter COFFEE QUEUE LEAVES ME COLDI arrived early for a coffee, and got in a very short queue round the back of the media centre for a cappuccino. There were four of them behind the counter, and it was military-precision stuff. And at £2.50 it felt like a bargain — for Lord’s. I have to say I was looking forward to the brew.
Sadly, not one of the four had boiled the kettle, so I went off in search of a Yorkshire Tea instead.
THOSE WERE THE DAYS (I’M TOLD)When New Zealand were 29 for six I asked Sky Sports statistician Richard Isaacs for the lowest Test total at Lord’s. He said India made 42 all out in 1974. I said he must be wrong — I played that summer and couldn’t remember anything of the sort. He said, ‘You’re dead right you played, it was your debut’. I’d clean forgotten! And I felt a bit selfish remembering that I had made 46.
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