It's not as bad a score as it looks, because the pitch has done a bit, but it's still not too pretty.
Here in England, because the pitches have some pace, obviously I am going to vary my pace.
"We tried to play the way we normally play but found it difficult because the pitch had dried out a lot," said Sir Alex Ferguson.
"Middlesex must have hoped that was because the pitch had flattened out, but not so, as from the first ball of their innings Alfonso Thomas and Peter Trego had the ball singing much as it was for the first two sessions of the opening day.
Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira said the only adjustment he planned to make was to take more of an uppercut swing because of how much downward action the pitch has at the end.
Even so, they had won six of seven going into yesterday's game because their pitching had been so impeccable, producing three shutouts in the last six days.
New grounds at St Helens, Salford and Whitehaven will be used in England, but the Halton Stadium in Widnes will miss out because its synthetic pitch has not been sanctioned by the Rugby League International Federation.
No, I had engaged Mr. Davis because a promotional pitch had come to me in the mail from a company called the Royal Protection Group.
"I'm not sure why there aren't more out there, because every time you throw the pitch, you have a chance to get an out," he said.
Because the pitches and the rules have changed.
