If I said I was currently reading the ICC's "Standard Test Playing Conditions" rules and regulations, I'm trusting that no one will actually call the men in white coats, citing an obsession gone too far, until I say that this is actually for work! It really is! Never mind that the Ashes started last night, and we upgraded to digital television especially for the occasion so we could be glued to the couch from 7:30 onwards, catching most of the first session of play. (GO HUSS!)

Though it is related. "YOU CAN'T BLUFF THE TOSS," I wrote in my rough-draft editor's notes on the latest manuscript to be hurled in my direction by the boss. I used the trusty internet to quickly check that the Toss was, indeed, the first official act of a Test Match (up until the toss is made, the game can be called off without registering a No Result) and just blithely assumed that that meant the (other) Men In White Coats would be watching closely to see whether it was heads or tails.

Then we watched the toss at Cardiff last night, and nary an umpire to be seen. Oops? Mind you, both captains did very carefully keep their hands behind their back and not go near the coin. So now I'm checking the official ICC regulations on the issue. SEE! It's perfectly work-related.

Of course, when the site asked if I wanted to download the regulations or merely view the PDF in the browser window, I may have gone the download option. But I do a lot of cricket books! It'll come in handy!

Really, officer.