Originally Posted by
Machinbird
It is very likely that Bonin's nose up efforts were initially inadvertent as he struggled with the roll...
You could be right, but the query I have regarding this is that - while my only personal experience of the flight deck is in a simulator - the spring loading on the sidestick means that if roll is all you want to control then the springs will hold you steady at zero in the Y axis unless you make an effort against them. Even in Alt2b law, the aircraft will try to maintain the last commanded pitch so there is no need to keep pulling back to maintain it.
The sidestick on an A330 is a far cry from the kind of cheap controller you can pick up for your computer - it's a chunky piece of kit!