Lord Broad

On to more important matters.

Today Stuart Broad produced the most memorable display with the ball that I can remember. OK, Fred at Lord's was impressive, but today was history. At 23 Broad is still a young guy, but today he demonstrated maturity beyond his years. Allowed to bowl his natural game, he was beyond match for the Australian batsmen.

If Paul Collingwood gets an MBE for two innings of 7 and 10 at The Oval in 2005, Stuart Broad deserves... a CBE?

There is still a long way to go so let's not get ahead of ourselves.