hi arthur

Sorry you missed most of the end of the game. I agree with you that the incident had little impact on the outcome.

In a way I felt similar to you in that I had been at the game and had to come home from what I thought would be a hard-fought finish.

It turned out a one horse race - which I am of course delighted with but I would have been really miffed if it had turned out to be a classic finish and I could only watch on TV.

As I said above I don't think the incident affected the result but I think Dhoni's decision saved the series. If it hadn't been for that I am sure there would have been huge recriminations and bad feelings created.

One good thing though - can you imagine had it been the other way round and had happened in India with Tendulkar having been given out in those circumstances ????

Common sense prevailed and I look forward to the next game.

I think that there were two key turning points in this game which turned the game in England's direction.
1. Broad's hat-trick spell
2. The Bell/Pietersen partnership

Great stuff - best game I have enjoyed for a long time.

Mind you I was at the recent Warrington v Wigan Rugby League game and that took some beating for excitement and first class rugby league - ooops - apologies for changing the topic Alan ...

Cheers

Mike