Well, off we go … Freddy won the toss and we’re batting first, Cook opening with Strauss. The first few balls have been rubbish, and the outfield is quick … and we have the first boundaries! Wheeeeee! 22 off the first 15 minutes.

Bloody freezing, actually. Which is ironic seeing as I’ve just got back from holiday in a cold place. Having my first decent cup of tea in a week and a half.

England moving at a choppy pace of 6.39rpo after 5 overs. Sreesanth and Pathan feeling the ist day jitters!!! Cook & Straus going steady.

England 45/0 (8.3 ov)
India
England RR: 5.29

Cook’s taken the attacking role while Strauss setting up shop. I wouldn’t be surprised to see Kumble come on with his top-spinners around the 12th over, IF Sreesanth and Pathan don’t get atleast one wicket.

Wahhhh! Strauss caught Laxman at 2nd slip during the shipping forecast. Typical.

He’s been lucky though, the bowling and fielding has been nothing special yet.

I’m listening on an old radio, no free Internet live commentary. Transmission from London keeps breaking down - how annoying.

and Plonker Pietersen manages to get himself out. Oh dear. Did the haircut take his strength?

i hope cook gets a hundred on debut..

This is my first comment since the tests against Pakistan, but I’m sure it won’t be my last. I can’t work out how to get the radio on the computer here at my new job, so it’s cricinfo all the way for me. Thankfully it hasn’t been crashed by all of India watching too. Seemingly my dream last night of Cook taking a century and England all out for 320 didn’t come true, but I think I might be near enough. Any predictions?

oh bugger, and there goes Fred LBW!

Munch nails - now let’s see what Pathan does with the new ball.
Right Worma, lovely to see Fred on form but another 50 on his score would have been better!

… ooooh dear …

According to the Guardian written commentary and TMS, replays suggest the ball that got Flintoff was going down the leg side.

http://www.legitfront.blogspot.com

I watched the highlights after coming back from college.

The ball that Fred got might or might not have hit leg stump, he was some way down the pitch too. You could say he was some what unlucky but I’d not say they same for Jones, who was stuck in his crease, plumb in front, it was one of those really close pad first bat later ones. I personally thought this was an excellent decesion and Nass/Athers/Srikanth/Amernath all agreed.

So didn’t-touch-wood still not out, I see. And Shrek Stone waller out with him, so…England might get to 300 if they’re lucky, but otherwise, India should wrap this up by around 270 odd.