As I understand it, Tremlett bowls at pretty much the same pace that Harmison usually manages: 86-87-88 mph. Quite enough for any seam bowler, and especially so for a bowler of his height. He might have bowled slightly wider of off stump than he should ahve done... but at no time has ANY commentator suggested that he was too pedestrian (or that the attack lacked penetration).

Your analaysis of the failure to take wickets is also curious: the last time I checked on the reason Sidebottom was not taking wickets, the major reason was quite simply that the batsmen (including Tendulkar) were simply not good enough to get an edge on deliveries that they looked to play. The bat has been beaten many times throughout the day... so you could argue Sidebottom too quick: if he'd been slower the batsmen might have had more time to follow balls that left them.

Sometimes you just have to credit the batting... and to be grateful for great Test cricket: "bowlers on top, batsmen not getting out" - as good as Test cricket ever gets.

ps. The bowling has been top notch... but the deliveries that have taken wickets have by and large NOT been the better ones - I'd like to say "most odd"... but it's not, it's a fairly familiar feature of Test cricket!