First Blood.

Easy 6ks first up with a client just cruising at 5.10 pace before breaking off then doing the 10k loop around the park that is familiar with the weekend long runs that we do. Felt pretty good today in truth which was a slight surprise seeing I run hard yesterday? Was holding 4.19s for most of the way then picked it up for the final 10 minutes or so to finish the 10.2k in 43.50 averaging 4.17s

16ks for the day.

Missed the lunchtime swim, just decided couldn’t be bothered today and took myself off for a nice lunch instead J

Well if that was only the first installment in the cricket then we are in for a corker of a series after day 5 last night going down to the wire. Riveting stuff with the Aussies needing about 80 runs with England only to get the final wicket. Missed chances, dropped catches, and poor bowling again from Finn (surely to be dropped for Bresnan for the next test) got the Aussies within 14 runs before the review system was brought into action and it favoring the home team much to the delight of the locals lapping it up in the sun .

Jimmy Anderson was excellent and not sure where we would have been without him – that ball he got Clarke in the first dig was as good as it gets. More of the same please as we head to Lords for the 2^nd Test.

Will be back into the city tomorrow with the guys for the 4 x 10 minute efforts – always a tough set especially the 3^rd rep so will just have to put the head down and see how it goes.

The Swing Master... Ohhh Jimmy Jimmy, Jimmy Jimmy Jimmy, Jimmy AnderSON

Cheers