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'I'm sure he has learned from it. You must lower your backlift and not go so hard at the ball'.

Duncan Fletcher offering Andrew Flintoff some notes on his recent travails with the bat? Or perhaps Justin Langer throwing an arm around Phil Hughes after his first Test knock?

No, it's er, Ravi Bopara on KP's golden blob yesterday.

He was just about to add that Kev got a bit squared up too, when the chortling of the ECB press man cut him short.

Tomorrow: Graham Onions gives Glenn McGrath some tips on how to take more wickets at Lord's, and Graeme Swann lets Murali in on the best line to bowl to left-handers. Plus: Ravi returns to highlight the problems with Bradman's grip.