Monday, March 20, 2006

Weather getting fairer

The title is a reference to yesterday's title and also to the climate here in Berlin, where finally, after three months, it's getting a little warmer, just a little. Today is officially the first day of spring. I don't think I've ever experienced a colder winter. There's still snow on the ground. India seems a long way away.
Still, goddamit, England are doing the business. GO Jones has taken three blinding catches and wee Jimmy Anderson has, at the time of writing, taken 3-18. Is this going to be the performance which gives him his confidence back? I hope so. He looked such a good bowler when he started out and then he lost it, somehow.
Why do legspinners who've taken more than 500 wickets seem to like batting against England so much?
Still, Sreenath has a first class batting average of 5, so the end of the Indian innings should be nigh. Should be...
Then England could take almost a day to score 300 and send India in on a crumbling pitch just after tea tomorrow, or just before, or sometime.
I fully expect there now to be a record eighth wicket partnership.

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