What a very very sad test match. By all accounts McGrath bowled superbly but surely Pakistan could have tried harder. At least batted on into the second and third sessions. Poor poor Inzy. I got home from christmas shopping just in time to see the production credits roll.

Anyway, I guess the real excitement is in McGrath’s advertising campaign for masterfoods. You can win a barbecue. The great thing about the ads is that McGrath is presenting himself as a batsman, talking about moving up the order and being an all-rounder. There’s all these dodgily edited shots of him playing cracking strokes mostly pull shots. Then, at the end of the ad, he gets bowled, the camera zooms out to a long shot of him walking off the field, and, if you’re really quiet, you can hear him MUTTERING away to himself about the dismissal.
It is perfect.

Look out for the ads and good luck with the barbecue.