Australia head into the Lord’s Test with an unchanged line-up. I was hoping Stuart Clark might replace Nathan Hauritz but I wasn’t expecting it. England have made one change, bringing in Onions for Panesar.

As controversies go, Gloveyline is a mild drizzle in a tea-cup. The Poms brought out gloves to chew up a few minutes on Day 5 of the 1st Test . Ricky, self-appointed enforcer of the Spirit of Cricket TM , sooked .

This last week, I’d been obsessing over the upcoming club game (as well as the Ashes, of course). This was the second half of a two day game we desperately needed to win. Our team was languishing fifth in a six team competition where only the top 3 qualified for the finals.

By all rights, this Test only be a draw. With 18 wickets falling in 4 days, surely England should coast through a most likely rain shortened fifth day. But if anyone can and will choke to lose a Test, it’s England in an Ashes contest

By all rights, this Test only be a draw.

Day 2 encapsulated everything I love about Ashes cricket. Spectacle, drama, seesawing fortunes and two satisfying sessions of sticking it to the Poms