1.   Mark worked to restrain his naturally aggressive style and looked comfortable on the fifth-day wicket which, while starting to bounce inconsistently, still favoured the batsmen.

2.   The wicket favours batsmen and there is little humidity.

3.   That pace gives him a cutting edge on pitches that favour batsmen and neuter the medium pacers.

4.   The day opened under overcast conditions but quickly cleared up to favour the batsmen.