Top ten lessons from the Pakistan tour

1. It’s NEVER easy touring the sub-continent
2. 100 mph on a flat track is still bloody fast
3. Sometimes, you do have to play sensible cricket to win
4. Beating Australia does not in itself guarantee world domination
5. Simon Jones is missed more than he should be
6. Home advantage can be worth 100 runs an innings
7. Paul Collingwood can’t predict for toffee, but he CAN bat
8. Ian Bell is better than I thought
9. Pietersen’s superpowers can disappear like a Kryptonite laden Superman
10. England are still a very good team, just not (despite beating them) as good as Australia!