While most sports writers and commentators will be discussing Stauss' early demise and Kevin Pieterson's battle with the new left arm spinner, Xavier Marshall, here at 76 Cricket there was a different battle taking place.
I am of course, referring to that between England opening batsman Alistair Cook and Highgate wasteman Mattew Ivor Holly. Not the conventional cricketing duel, I'll give you that.
None the less, while many may have been concentrating on the issues mentioned above, Cook's tentative strokes in the first hour and a half of play would have been noted by the cricket connoisseurs among us. For many, it appeared to be a case of how long it would take for his wicket to fall rather than whether it would happen.
However, those of us in attendance of 76 High found it near impossible not to contrast Cook's innings to aforementioned Matty Holly's drunken state. For every dodgy shot that Cook played, Holly drank another Fosters. At 02:00 am GMT the count was eight cans of Fosters. For those of you who know Mr Holly this is, at least surprising, as he is for want of a better word - a light-weight.
Regardless, bowls were bowled, wickets were taken, runs were scored and we all wondered how long it would be before Mr Holly showed everyone his dinner.
Oh yeah, and during his first blog, Robert 'The Veteran' Apple asked how to spell "certain". Bloody engineers...
Regards,
Chief Sports Writer
Mikey
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