Captain Cook

You gotta love Alastair Cook. He took charge against Bangladesh earlier in the year so that Andrew Strauss would be fresh for the Ashes. A gamble that looks to have paid off so far. He then struggled through the summer and even had some doubting whether he should start against the Aussies. But he hit a half century in the first innings and look. here he is celebrating his second Ashes century earlier today.

And here's the crowd on their feet applauding his accomplishments. Can't see too many complaining that he shouldn't have played.

And it says a lot about the man that he took time out to come up and pose for photos with the fans shortly afterwards. What a great guy.

Oh and in case you missed it here's a photo of Michael Clarke looking at his arm accusingly after he dropped Jonathan Trott late in the day.