Lunchtime and OBOs

I dare say that the pre-lunch session has ended with England still slightly in front, just because its the last day and three wickets are down, but India must be feeling better as well. Tendulkar is looking a whole lot better, and Dravid has been quietly blocking one end. Flintoff's morning spell was a beauty (truly worrying for an Indian fan to watch) and Hoggard was spot on as well. This is truly test cricket at its best, and the post-lunch session will nicely set up things for what promises to be a very tense last session.

I've been watching the over-by-over commentary at the Guardian and at the Times, and the contrast is striking. Theres lots of larking about at the Guardian, with invitations to write in (and diversions into complaining about television coverage of the Commonwealth Games) while the Times is pretty deadpan restricting itself to describing the fashion. I wonder what that is reflective of? English obsession with Australia (and vice-versa) or ADD? Incidentally four years ago, I had spent an hour or so doing a bit of larking around with Booth as well while Dravid scored a double ton on the 2002 tour of England. (Back then, I was esconced in Harlem).