 This was clearly before the days of the "hawkeye" predictive path – though several decisions given in Alderman's favour throughout the series (of which Barnett's was one) would probably not have been given out at the time of writing (December 2009).As they skies turned heavier, Alderman seemed to extract more and more swing and beat the bat throughout the afternoon.England were having difficulty playing him, but kept the scoreboard ticking over nonetheless.