Michael Atherton's powers of concentration never cease to amaze me. When you need reminding what Test-match batting is all about, who else would you have at the other end?
I admire anyone who can show they can dig deep. Ballesteros and Sergio Garcia, people who are obviously mentally strong. Or Graham Thorpe. He is your fighter. He's the kid who is bullied at school but will stand up in a fight when it matters.
Learning how to win comes with switching the onus of pressure away from yourselves and then seizing your moment.
There is too much cricket being played. You need time away to get your mind in order to reach the optimum level.
If you try and cover all your bases, like the ECB tend to do, you end up with muddled decisions.
Spinners are a funny breed. If they're playing on seaming pitches they moan and if they're about to play on real 'Bunsen burners' they reckon the pressure is on them.
