Doesn't taste too bad

I'm talking about humble pie, my hat, whatever. Actually, I'll keep the hat so I can raise it to my mate Paul Collingwood. Yes sir, well done. That was a pretty good innings, wasn't it? Frankly, as after his efforts during that last Test in Pakistan, I'm a bit inclined to think that his success only shows up how badly the rest of the batsmen performed, but there you go. I'm still not convinced that Paul Collingwood is much of a batsman. Perhaps the conditions in the sub-continent suit him, as they did Craig White, who never scored many runs anywhere else, but seemed to like it when the ball didn't bounce too much. The way Collingwood constructed his innings should be recognised by the rest of the batsmen (apart from Cook who played similarly). He only scored 50 off his first 150 balls (or so). Then he accelerated. Ominously, Dravid only scored 5 of his first 50 balls. It looked as if he was digging himself in for the long haul. The effort by Collingwood and the tailenders (good name for a group) this morning was great. It did suggest, however, that the pitch was playing very well. I think the England total was at least 100 too few. I expect that we'll be batting to save the match. Pietersen will probably get out on the hook and whine afterwards about that being the way he plays.