England v Pakistan, 1st Test, 2nd day, Lord’s

Good morning everyone…

Always wanted to do that, and now that Richie isn’t about I think it needed doing Anyway, let’s not get carried away after yesterday – I noticed one or two Ashes related comments after just a couple of sessions! England have to forget about that and win the Test Match in front of them. At the moment they’re on top, but we’ll know a lot more after Pakistan’s first innings – I for one am more than a little concerned about the England bowling attack. Sajid Mahmood has potential to replace Simon Jones as a destructive old ball bowler, but he’s totally lost his way recently. Him and Monty will be the keys to an England victory I feel. Just as last summer, England’s bowlers were the key to putting Australia under pressure and ultimately winning the series, the same is true of this series and the one that I dare not name coming up this winter.

Good job on the text commentary by the way Will. I thought I recognised your writing style yesterday so I checked, and it was you. Good stuff.