Performance of the Day - Sky Sports

There is more than one way in which Rupert Murdoch (right) cuts an unattractive figure, but, using that unattractive cliche, he does what it says on the tin. Sky subscribers could start their Thursday (as I did) watching Phil Jaques scrape around trying to find a run, before retiring to bed (The Trumpet, not the Aussie) only to wake and discover that Phil had his ton and the Aussies were (surprise, surprise) well placed at the end of Day One. What was Jayawardene thinking of with his insertion?

To the day's viewing, with Sky offering a red button choice between a nip and tuck first day's Test cricket between the evenly matched Saffers and Kiwis or a pyrotechnic India - Pakistan ODI cliffhanger in Mohali, eventually won by Younus Khan's class and Boom Boom Afridi's clout.

The only problem? I missed the lot. I was at work earning the money to be able to pay for the subscription!

[The Tooting Trumpet] [Image: Getty]