As always, following England is never dull – I wasn’t near any way of hearing the result against Holland so when I heard we lost I thought someone was having a laugh, I mean we can’t lose to them can we?!! But alas it was true and probably luckily for me I’ve still not seen how it happend.

I did see Sunday’s game against Pakistan though, and like I predicted to some friends before, they came out hurting after the shock two days previous to show what they really can do as a team. It was pleasing that everyone contributed to the win, although Ravi Bop didn’t have the greatest game he went to a good catch and Eoin Morgan was a good sub fielder – maybe Shah can go off injured every game when we’re fielding…. and Rashid is exciting to watch – a proper leg spinner, English and young, don’t put too much pressure on him too soon and he’ll be a real good one in a few years.

So we’re through to the next round when we won’t take anyone too lightly hopefully. KP admitting he isn’t fully fit is a bit of a worry with the Ashes but he strikes me as the sort of player who just wants to be there playing so let him manage his injury and I’m sure he’ll be key for us as we expect this summer.

Also, a quick line if you fancy supporting your team – Kitbag have some ODI, test and Twenty20 shirts and training kit available from their site here. I bought the Adidas traning fleece earlier in the year and I love it – the Adidas stuff seems really good quality and I can see myself buying more in the not too distant future!