I really hate Ryan Sidebottom

ODI #3 part 1:

England won the toss (do I really need to tell you that?) and started pretty good, but then two wickets went in two overs and suddenly the Aussies were on top. And then Mitchell Johnson made it three - but wasn't Shah an unlucky man?

I am never happy until Strauss is a goner, to be honest, and it may have been 61-3 but little Andy still didn't look like he was going anywhere. Collingwood was now in the middle with him. Collers hasn't been at his best, but he does have a tendency to weigh anchor and I was worried these two had the ability to form a masterful partnership for England.

And they gave it a damn good shot, Strauss didn't go until it was 98-3 but when he did it was Nathan Hauritz again - he is quickly becoming little Andy's arch nemesis!

There were some lovely shots of Andy on the England balcony shaking his head in despair. To quote one Aussie friend and fellow cricket fan: "Despair: my favourite English emotion".

And was it my imagination, or were the crowd booing the Aussie bowlers for a while there?

Interesting.

Wicket 5 was Collers, who seemed to around for ages yet went for only 28 ...? Who cares, we love you Nathan Bracken!

It was around now I started to relax and really enjoy ... the Aussies were on top and by the time England were at 189-9 (around 43 overs) I was pretty certain the total was going to be miserly.

Bloody Sidebottom ruined my day again and his fellow tail-ender, Bresnan, wasn't much better. OK, 228 isn't a great total but the Aussie batsmen are not to be trusted ... memories of Lords and Oval start rolling around my head ...

Well, we'll see ...