England pushed them close though. That disallowed try could have made all the difference. Well played one and all.
Best wishes to Nelson Mandela too!

Cracking FA Cup Final in England. Congrats to Gerrard and his team. Is there anyone else in the world who can captain a team in that way? Man of the match by a mile!
Commiserations to West Ham fans though - it takes two teams to make a historic match.

dams: So England vs Pakistan - any preferences? Currently looks like England will lose the series as they've squandered their good start in this match with too many sweep shots.

skipinnz: I guess I was the other one :-) Do I take it that the number is now rapidly shooting up to the 3 mark?

skipinnz: Looks like we're the only two here interested in cricket then.

Come on England. It's time to win those Ashes back after such a long time.
Is anyone who's not from England or Australia paying any attention to this cricket series? I'd be interested to know.