Martin Johnson at Edgbaston:
No fewer than 437 runs were scored here yesterday, which is the kind of total which would only have been conceivable a couple of decades ago if David Gower had been bowling underarm to Vivian Richards. It's all a bit bewildering, not least for the supporter who first fell in love with the game listening to epic deeds of yesteryear on his grandfather's knee. "Eeh, lad. I'll never forget it. It were at Old Trafford in 1966. I fell asleep for 2.5 hours, and when I woke up, Barrington were still four not out."