Barry's Beef

On the eve of the Ashes and with all attention turning to Brisbane it was somewhat inevitable that the legendary Brian Lara would produce something a tinsy-wincy bit special and he obliged with 196* including a 100 before lunch - a truly incredible achievement. By way of context, it is interesting to note that this was Brian Lara's 34th test century in his 130th test match whereas the top 7 England are going to put out tomorrow can only boast 31 centuries in a total of 184 tests.
After losing the uber-cool Chris Gayle in the fifth over of the day, Lara came in and proceeded to spank the Pakistani attack around the park, saving a particularly savage onslaught for the unfortunate Danish Kaneria who Lara disaptached for 60 runs off only 29 balls including 5 sixes.

Labels: Brian Lara, cricket