Super effort that

Toss those MBE jibes aside, Paul Collingwood is a worthy knighthood after today's performance. After seeing off yesterday's pressure from the Aussie bowlers, the Durham man's brilliant double ton on day two, coupled with Kevin Pietersen's mature innings, has put the tourists in the hot-seat at Adelaide. Now Harmy, get that rhythm going my son and knock over the top-order double quick.

**There seem to be some technical faults with the blog so can't add any images to the usual Adelaide Diaries - come back soon for more Aussie musings.