NOTES FROM THE OVAL I
Short and sharp notebook dump from day one
NZ 258 for 2
NB. The usual “Monday mash-up” will drop into inboxes tonight after Paul Ford and I podcast about day two.
Not the most sparkling way to start a short test summer, was it? Nice day, nice crowd, the home team strapping the pads on and… two sessions of unsightly grind.
Yes, there was a pleasant pay-off line in the form of two test c…