Ball of the day
After watching his first ball soar for six, Monty Panesar soon found his rhythm and almost bowled Imran Farhat with one going on with the arm
Shot of the day
Mohammad Hafeez reached his second Test half-century by striking Panesar for a six over extra cover
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Catch of the day
Unfortunately for England there was not much early competition for Marcus Trescothick’s ankle-high effort at slip to remove Farhat
Plaque of the day
Before play, John Edrich, the former England batsman and now Surrey president, unveiled a plaque to honour Fred Trueman’s feat in becoming the first bowler to reach 300 Test wickets. Neil Hawke became Trueman’s 300th victim at the Oval in 1964
Stat of the day
When he reached 51 Mohammad Yousuf became the leading run-scorer in the world in 2006, overtaking Rahul Dravid’s aggregate of 1,046. Dravid has played ten Tests, Yousuf only eight
Pitch report
There is already rough at the pavilion end and Danish Kaneria may fancy his chances of making a belated impact on the series
Tuning in
Today TV: Sky Sports 2, live, 10.30am-7pm; highlights Sky Sports 3 8pm-10pm; Five 7.15pm-8pm
Radio: Radio 4 (LW 198kHz) 10.58am-6pm; 5 Live Sports Extra 10.45am-6.30pm
Tomorrow TV: Sky Sports 2, live, 10.30am-7pm; highlights Sky Sports 1 8pm-9pm; Five 7.15pm-8pm
Radio: Radio 4 (LW 198kHz) 10.58am-6pm; 5 Live Sports Extra 10.45am-6.30pm
Rain or shine?
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Today: Heavy showers
Max temperature: 20C/68F
Tomorrow: Light showers
Max temperature: 22C/71F