This really made my day....

Guardian Unlimited Sport | Cricket | Cricket: England ride high with Hoggard

Life not easy at the moment. I am an Employee Rep in a difficult consultation exercise over reductions in T&Cs that has angered more than a few of the several thousand people I work with. And I have been ill, on and off, for most of the last month - which hasn't made me particularly happy. Just colds and coughs and temperatures, but you don't need it over the Christmas period. And we are trying to keep the shop running with a reduced workforce and that's no fun either.

But....England won a fantastic test match yesterday and that's the sort of thing that lifts the spirits: I love a test victory snatched from an inevitable draw. I took yesterday off to deal with some domestic stuff and spent much of it glued to Sky Sports....not least 'cos I saw an England victory at 15-1 on Betfair and couldn't help but risk a couple of quid. A win wasn't likely by any means, but this side, in this series, with the grudges they brought to the pitch.....I though 15s very generous :-)