Shane Watson has tied down England’s charge and now has astonishing figures of 11 overs for just three runs. Both batsmen remain unmoved though but Broad did offer up a few chances in Watson’s last over. He needs to be patient alongside Bell as the final part of the day beckons and the crowd recognise this by cranking up the noise once again. England move to 265-6 and the lead reaches 200 with a Bell single moving him to 66 with Broad on 20. Cries of “England, England, England” cry out as the crowd let the Aussies know who the home side are.

Bell and Stuart Broad are moving the England score along nicely as 25 runs have been added since tea at a rate of 4.17. Bell is now up to to 60 whilst Nottinghamshire seamer Broad is on 16. The most telling statistic is the lead which stands at 190, still a long way away from being in a comfortable position.

1930- Sir Donald Bradman makes 334 against England at Headingly

1932- Hedley Verity takes all 10 wickets in a single Innings for Yorkshire against Nottinghamshire

1965- Indian batsman Sanjay Manjrekar born

1969- Former England fast bowler Alan Mullally born

4) The Oval 1953 – 20 years of hurt is enough:

After four draws it was the turf of the Oval which provided England with a much awaited and anticipated return of the longed for Ashes in 1953. Continue reading →

Catherine Waite has worked on reception at Trent Bridge since the last Ashes test in 2005. During this time she has had to deal with many different enquiries.  She told Brian Fairchild about some of the more unusual ones.

Voice actor Rajiv Hasan has assimilated many famous tones, from the cricketing elite to his best friend’s mum. He’s also the head of Queens Medical Centre’s hospital radio, and showcased his considerable talent for us here at Trent Bridge.