I'm stunned, I feared a collapso but we got Mattso ! Great grit and determination from the last 7 batsmen to hang on, Broad, 103 minutes before getting off the mark and then Matt batting for longer than anyone thought possible.
Although the ton was great it was the occupancy of the wicket that...
the BBC are taking a bit of a one eyed view of the last day, their " live reporting " page on the Beeb website is giving text commentary with the addition in brackets of ( 75 overs to go ), "push to mid on, no run " ( 74 overs to go ) etc etc....
its one of those things, the kiwi's caught us cold in the first test but we battled back. We had them by the nadgers in the second but they were saved by the weather. This test they probably got 150 runs too many and a little bit of a wobble has become a major collywobbles. this is now a winner...