First thoughts on the Fourth Test

Submitted by Rick Eyre on August 21 2006, 10:41 pm

What the.... ?

How long before we see the ICC issue an emergency playing condition abolishing the five-run penalty in Test matches? Or will we finally see DB Hair despatched to an early retirement?
It will be Monday night before I get the chance to look into Sunday's festivities at The Oval a little more deeply, but for now, here's some background reading:

Obo of the mid-afternoon session (Guardian);
Obo of the post-tea non-session (Guardian);
Aggers' column for BBC Online;
Cricket 24x7's comment on events thus far.