I was at the game. Disappointingly small crowd - I guess most are waiting for Wednesday. But there was a pretty good atmosphere, with the North Stand reasonably full of people seeking shade/shelter.
One thing that really ****ing annoyed me was a group of people near the sightscreen who decided to try to start a Mexican wave in the middle of an over. My girlfriend and I turned to each other and said "If Elliott gets out in the next couple of balls..." Sure enough.
Shambolic innings from Ronchi. I'm a fan, and I think he's been a great contributor in the last few years, but he has to be running out of chances now.
It seemed to us like Kane went into cbf mode after he got that knock to the arm. Started playing some very audacious shots, and then he came charging down the wicket and was stumped. Was the sore arm affecting him? Hope it heals up quickly.
Amir looked scarily good, by far the best of the Pakistan bowlers. Also, good sportsmanship from him in congratulating Gup and Kane for their innings when they got out.
Our day had a less-than-perfect ending when we found out that our car had been towed. We were so careful in finding a place to park, looking for the cones and signs and not parking where there were obvious restrictions. The place we parked had no cones and no signs. When we returned, there were cones, signs and no ****ing car! We then found out that more than 30 others were in the same boat, including some lawyers and a police officer. The council will be hearing from us all.