At the start of play1456 Commentary
In between reading Tom Fordyce's execellent piece on Kevin Pietersen and his left-arm kryptonite, searching for drumkits for seven-year-olds and wondering whether it's possible to hear your arteries clog up while eating the bodyweight of the said seven-year-old in thick-cut, ridge-based crisps, we have 55 overs of cricket to play. Yes, 55 overs. Fifty-five overs of the most pointless Test cricket you will ever see. Keep me sane people...
Hes been ripped on the BBC
Upul Tharanga has failed a drugs test taken during the World Cup.
Hes not in the SL squad touring England
More shenanigans concerning Pakistan.
Afridi has been suspended by the board for his comments on them.
Afridi has since retired from Internationals but has said he will play again if a new board comes in
England batted first
3 quick wickets went. Strauss, Trott and KP and they were 20 odd for 3
Cook and Bell have rebuilt somewhat
118-3
Cook has another 50, Bell on 47
Bell gone
132-4
England were 342-6 at the close
368-6 atm
Prior in the 80s
Broad gets his 50.![]()