Sam Northeast scored 58 in Kent Spitfires' four-wicket win against the Netherlands. Picture: Barry Goodwin

If a week is a long time in politics, then in sport it’s an eternity.

Everybody was still pretty down when we reported back a couple of days after our Friends Life t20 defeat at Leicestershire - massively disappointed and yes, even shocked by the outcome.

Keysy’s words to us echoed what he said in the press last week – that it was all about pride and performance for the rest of the season.

To go out and beat Surrey by such a big margin and then follow up with a good win against the Netherlands shows that things can change quickly.

It was nice to be there at the end against the Dutch and it was similar to the innings I played against Middlesex at Lord’s in the Clydesdale Bank 40 earlier this season.

It was a massive help to have Stevo, one of our stars of Canterbury Week, at the other end, allowing me to knock it around, looking for the ones and twos to see us home. We looked first at building a partnership and we won it pretty easily in the end.

Alan Wells came in last week to work with me and had noticed a few things in my game which needed changing.

Sometimes you get wrapped up in things yourself and it’s always good to get fresh thoughts and another opinion.

We looked at videos of games and then went for a net session to put them into practice. Players are always trying to think of things to improve their game.

The Tiflex ball continues to cause great consternation among Second Division batsmen this season. It seams all day, offers a lot more movement and bounce than the Dukes and makes it tough for batsmen. It’s making people trim their run scoring expectations this season.

Batters who might be looking to score 1,500 runs a season averaging 50, will be happy if they get 1,000 - and finish around the 40.

I wasn’t happy with my second innings dismissal against Surrey. I had dug in there leaving ball after ball but sometimes you feel your name might be on the next one - it got extra bounce and I edged it behind. Keysy was the other stand-out player against Surrey last week. His hundred in the circumstances and context of the game was an unbelievable innings and showed what a class player he is.

Stevo picked up seven wickets in the first innings, the pitch conditions and the ball making him unplayable at times. Surrey tried to get after him in the second innings and came unstuck again.

Alastair Cook has been churning out hundreds for England but even he couldn’t play Stevo and the Tiflex ball when we played against Essex at Chelmsford.