Nooooooooovember

[Sweder]

I stayed up till 2am to watch the SA reply. Had Amla not lucked out off that no-ball I suspect Aussie might have snatched a most unlikely victory. Clarke looked imperious and made a selfless declaration in pursuit of wider glories. A good captain, in the form of his life. Was nailed on for his second triple hundred of the year, surpassing one Mr Alistair Cook with the highest ever score at the Gabba in the process.

England face something of an injury crisis out in India. Rumours abound of woes for Finn and Broad. If true I expect our boys to get in the end of some serious totals. The back-to-back Ashes are only a year away ...