Christ t20 finals day is dragging on a bit. I've only dipped in now and again (I can't say I truly love 20/20: it was interesting at first but seeing batsmen constantly smack the ball around the park gets a bit boring - to think this was designed to make cricket more exciting) but this is taking about 12 hours - in 1 day!  I do have other things to do you know: aside from domestic duties or taking the baby to the park I would like to finish reading the paper whilst it still has today's date on it. Granted I've managed to multi-task those particularly onerous tasks but I only buy a paper on a Saturday and it now feels like it's my me time and I truly can't relax until I've done the crossword (just the quick to use more time on the cryptic would be selfish). Anyway the commentators mentioned consulting fellow commentator and former umpire (and player, coach etc) David Lloyd about a rule only to mention that he was having a nap. It may well have been an exaggeration but if the commentators can't be expected to stay awake for the duration how the hell are we supposed to.
   Mentioning Sky Sports staff (although I subscribe through Virgin) reminds me of another advert being hawked on here for the Sun and it's fantasy football whatever. First banks now the stain of Rupert Murdoch, whatever next. By way of absolution if anyone ever comes across this I recommend that they buy the Guardian and join Amnesty International. There, I feel a bit cleaner now.
   On an unrelated note when are people going to start referring to this year as twenty ten and not two thousand and ten. Your wasting two extra syllables! It was understandable in the preceding years of this century as twenty-0-nine doesn't quite sound right and said quickly could sound like 29. In which case did they mean 1929 or 2029. Now, however no such confusion should arise so it's about time we dropped this two thousand bit after all I do not say I was born in one thousand nine hundred and seventy two.
   Anyway it sounds like the cricket is finally coming to a close and I've still got a crossword to finish.