Saturday at the Edgbaston Test. Everyone dresses up in their best gear. There's those blokes dressed up as bright purple whoopie cushions. The Aussie fans wearing their authentic replica 1980-81 ODI gear - you know, the gorgeous canary yellow body-hugging kit with the tasteful lime green panels under the armpits. And it was good to see the Beatles re-forming to see if they could still fit into their Sgt Peppers uniforms. (No, don't ask me how John and George got tickets to the game.)
Yes, great atmosphere at the Test. Who needs Twenty20? And the joint was really jumpin by the end of the day when it was clear that England was going to win this.
Great bowling by Brett Lee at the start of the day - and yes it's been a while since I've used the words "great", "bowling", "Brett" and "Lee" in the same sentence. Warnie ten for the match, 599 not out. Freddie Flintoff - I've never been a big fan of his, too inconsistent and problematic fitness for mine - but he's having a belter. And the last ball of the day - that ultra-slow yorker from Harmison that beat Clarke - is one of the most memorable single moments in cricket I've seen for quite some time.
A great day in a great game. It's just a question of how long England will take to tie up the series on Sunday morning.
Midwinter-Midwinter votes for Saturday: 3 pts - Shane Warne; 2 pts - Andrew Flintoff; 1 pt - Brett Lee.
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