GOUGHIE HITS THE RIGHT SPOT

A MUCH better performance with the ball from West Indies, with much stricter lines and lengths. I bumped into Darren Gough (above), who knows all there is to know about Headingley, and he said there was enough there yesterday just to keep you interested as a bowler. It favoured bowling as the day went on, with cloud cover and floodlights, but Ben Stokes took advantage of a wilting attack.

I’M THE REAL DIAMOND!

ANDREW FLINTOFF gave a good rendition of Neil Diamond’s

Sweet Caroline during Sky’s coverage of Thursday’s match at Trent Bridge. Well, it’s Twenty20 finals day next week and if you want a proper Sweet Caroline, watch this space...

MAKE WAY FOR NODDY

NASSER HUSSAIN had a bit of a senior moment just after lunch when he announced that Roland Holder was opening the bowling rather than West Indies captain Jason. Maybe Slade’s Noddy Holder has got a chance of playing at Lord’s…