Over exuberance

It was great to see Michael Vaughan make a century yesterday (not that I saw much of it unfortunately) and readers of Cricket Burble will know that I was very much in support of him coming straight back into the side so it's always nice to be right. Just need him to create a few wickets with innovative tactics in the field now to prove that point too....

But I have a problem with his celebration. Look back at the footage of cricketers in the 50s and you don't get any of this jumping around and punching the air business....it's as if they only raised their bat back then so as to not be rude given that the crowd were applauding them. These days it's as if they've just won the rollover lottery. I've tried to think of an equivalent in my job - get a new million pound contract...if you are really lucky the occassional bottle of champagne is bought by the MD and you quietly digest that while patting each other on the back...but most of the time it's just a quick celebratory pint or two after work.

And what was Pietersen doing? It wasn't your century KP, it was Vaughan's! Given his undoubted show pony status, I can't help wondering if KP had already considered that there would be a lot of camera lenses pointing Vaughan's way at that moment and the more he was in shot the more he could share the reflected glory and show his support for the skipper. Get a double ton today KP and we'll forgive you....

The prospect of Prior and KP putting together a big stand is a mouth-watering one - let's hope they continue...