At 198/0 halfway through this first day, England were dreaming of a mammoth score of the type they should have achieved at Cardiff. As it turned out, a dream was all it was, barring more tailend heroics on day 2.
Something has clearly happened to Alistair Cook recently. Not content with a couple of quickfire half-centuries, he has now smashed 100 off only 57 balls against Surrey in the T20 Cup. That’s a strike rate of 175.43. For a player renowned for his sedateness at the crease, this is some achievement.
With only four championship matches in May, this months selection naturally focuses mostly on performances in the limited overs matches.
On 2ndYellow: World Cup: Are Spain boring? http://bit.ly/96aPJD #fb
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