OK. So they don’t really play Twenty20 , but the Aussies still make it look easy.

“Matthew Hayden has some ominous news for English cricket supporters, Australia are starting to get the hang of twenty20 cricket.

The Australia opener proved once again in word and deed last night that there is nothing he likes better than smashing a cricket ball as far and often as he possibly can …

Hayden hit 79 runs off 46 balls in the eight-wicket victory over a PCA Masters XI in Australia’s twenty20 tour curtain-raiser at Arundel in what was his first ever try at the shortest form of the professional game.

It was also only Australia’s second twenty20 outing”

And Clarke got a hat-trick.

Maybe this is reading too much into it, but the signs are looking ominous. All the old jitters are coming back. I’m off to the 3rd day of the first Test in July and I’d really like to be watching a game.

One can only hope that they peak too soon - tomorrow would be good …