On Thursday I completely forget abnout the test, but put the TV on in the background on Friday. The sound is low enough not to disturb me, but I can watch the wickets, in what was a fantastic day. I was out all day yesterday, and got back to a message from Darren, asking me if I felt smug. Darren is Australian and like most Australians, takes delight in taking the games we invent and then becoming better than us. I sometimes think it's their major reason for living.
This morning I turned the TV on just as Shane Warne was out, and thought "yes, now we've got them". The remaining overs were some of the most exciting and tense cricket I've ever seen. I felt my heaert speed up as the time went on and felt myself thinking "how can we have lost this". But we got them. Just. Anyone who says that cricket is dull needs to watch a game like this, played by two magnificent teams at their very best.