Images shot with Sony A6000 and mainly the Sony 18-200 lens.. A few with a Nikon 70-300 but this was too heavy. I did experiment with the digital zoom and was pleasantly surprised at the results. All focal lengths are 35 mm equivalents.
Broad and Anderson chat to Sky Sport
300mm 1/750 f6.3 800 iso
Holding and Atherton about to chat
300mm 1/750 f6.3 800 iso
England warming up - Nikon 70-300mm 450mm 1/500 5000iso
There are parts of the ground where the main 'main scoreboard' cannot be seen at all!
300mm 1/500 f19 1000iso
Channel Five about to become alive with Mark Nicholas
300mm 1/1500 f8 1600iso
The not out batsmen Jordan and Bell come out to bat
132mm 1/1500 f9.5 1600 iso
Only the umpires and batsmen out in the middle
70mm 1/1500 f9.5 1600 iso
Bell hits a four off Kumar
300mm 1/1500 f8 800 iso
Anderson gets a cheer from the crowd as he walks past
247mm 1/3000 f6.3 800 iso
Jordan swats a boundary off Singh
300mm 1/2000 f8 800 iso
Bell reaches his 50 off 63 balls with 8 4's
300mm 1/2000 f8 800 iso
Jordan is out caught by Aaron off Kumar for 13 with the score 136 for 4 - 300mm 1/2000 f8 800 iso
The Indians celebrate as Jordan makes his way out
300mm 1/2000 f8 640 iso
Bell drives for 3
300mm 1/2000 f6.3 400 iso
Root takes evasive action
234mm 1/2000 f5.6 400 iso
Bell is out caught by Dhomi off Kumar for 58
252mm plus x2 digital zoom 1/2000 f6.3 400 iso
Bell departs with the score on 140 for 4
271mm plus x2 digital zoom 1/2000 f6.3 400 iso
Root hits a four
252mm plus x2 digital zoom 1/2000 f6.3 400 iso
The Indians appeal for lbw against Ali
300mm 1/1000 f6.7 400 iso
Ali hits out
300mm plus x2 digital zoom 1/1000 f6.7 400 iso
Ali misses a sweep
300mm 1/1000 f6.3 400 iso
Ali pushes to leg
300mm plus x2.3 digital zoom 1/1000 f6.3 400 iso
Ali edges
300mm plus x2.3 digital zoom 1/1000 f6.3 400 iso
Ali pulls for 4
300mm plus x2.3 digital zoom 1/1000 f6.3 400 iso
The Point
40mm plus x2. digital zoom 1/2000 f4.5 400 iso
Ali is bowled for 13 by Aaron
300mm plus x2.3 digital zoom 1/1000 f6.3 400 iso
Ali departs with England 170 for 6
300mm plus x2.3 digital zoom 1/1000 f6.3 400 iso
Root drives
271mm plus x2.3 digital zoom 1/1000 f6.3 400 iso
Buttler drives Ashwin for 4
300mm plus x2.3 digital zoom 1/1000 f6.3 400 iso
Neil Fairbrother
300mm plus x1.94 digital zoom 1/1000 f8 400 iso
At lunchtime the choir entertain a City supporter
300mm plus x3.2 digital zoom 1/1000 f11 1000 iso
Neat headgear
300mm 1/1000 f8 400 iso
Root Drives
300mm 1/1000 f8 640 iso
the fielder misfields and has to chase
94mm 1/1000 f6.7 640 iso
the fielder saves the four
94mm 1/1000 f6.7 640 iso
Buttler drives Singh for 4
300mm plus x2.25 digital zoom 1/1000 f8 640 iso
Root edges through the slips for 4 and brings up the 50 partnership
300mm plus x2.25 digital zoom 1/1000 f6.7 640 iso
Buttler hits another boundary
300mm plus x2.25 digital zoom 1/1000 f6.7 400 iso
Buttler sweeps
300mm plus x2.25 digital zoom 1/1000 f6.7 640 iso
Is that a secret missile thrower lower left?
300mm plus x2.25 digital zoom 1/1000 f6.7 640 iso
Big Banana time
300mm plus x2.25 digital zoom 1/1000 f6.3 640 iso
The umbrellas are up as rain starts to fall
300mm plus x2.25 digital zoom 1/1000 f6.2 640 iso
They play on despite the rain
300mm plus x2.25 digital zoom 1/1000 f6.3 640 iso
soon the downpour started
27mm 1/1000 f6.7 640 iso
It was very very wet!
27mm 1/1000 f5.6 640 iso
eventually it was time for some shelter- 27mm 1/1000 f3.5 640 iso
who'd be a steward!
132mm 1/750 f5.6 500iso
no its not a river its Old Trafford!
73mm 1/1000 f5.6 500 iso
a groundsman comes on
219mm 1/1500 f5.6 500 iso
camera position flooded
234mm 1/750 f5.6 500 iso
117mm 1/1000 f5.6 500 iso
214mm 1/1000 f5.6 500 iso
I did not think they would play again and it was after I had been at home for several hours that play was officially stopped for the day with England 237 for 6
England started the day at 113 for 3 with Bell 45 not out and Jordan yet to score after dismissing India on the first day for 152
