An Excellent Draw

Is it just CricketChicks, or are the England team getting better? Despite their second warm-up match (against South Australia) ending in a draw, the quality of the cricket was much improved on their first match (against Western Australia) in which they won. Finally, Alastair Cook made a big score (111 not out, in the second innings) and Paul Collingwood showed his quality, with a score of 93, in the first. Wickets for James Anderson (who had been somewhat ineffective in the first match) completed an all round performance in which all the main players (i.e. those most likely to be in the starting line-up come the 25th) contributed. A win in the final warm up would complete the perfect preparation.