Action never stops on Finals Day
It was one of the more eventful Twenty20 Finals Days I can remember as , and became the first to win the trophy at their home ground.
Wet weather had us constantly and nervously looking to the skies; a leading all-rounder was felled by a bouncer and had to be taken to hospital; a giraffe overcame slippery conditions to win the Mascots Derby; six giant bananas did a conga beneath the scoreboard; and a fire alarm meant we had to evacuate the media centre, in the middle of our live commentary.
As climaxes go, the last six balls of the final provided a denouement that would have been proud of.
Hello, I'm Alison Mitchell, reporter and commentator for Five Live and Five Live Sports Extra. Cricket is my speciality, so that's why I'm blogging here. You'll get bits and bobs about both England's men and women, including from the men's winter tours.
