So, here I am back in Darkest Somerset. The weather is typical for April – brief periods of bright sunshine followed by short spells of torrential rain, on a permanent repeat loop. The summer country is mostly above water, although there are a lot of swans in the fields so it must be still quite damp. Also we have been invaded. There is a veritable army of rabbits camped in the fields between Taunton and Bridgwater.

The Asus did OK on the trip, and was a huge hit with both the TSA guys at SFO and the chap in the seat next to me. I think I need to be on commission. It does seem to leak power when on standby, which is irritating, but I need to do more tests to be sure.

I got back just in time to catch the tail end of today’s cricket on cricinfo.com, and what a match it was. Two wickets by Shaun Pollock in his first over disposed of the dangerous McCullum and Ganguly, and a masterful 3-14 by Jayasuriya held the rest of the Knight Riders batting to a lowly 137. Dwayne Bravo and Robin Uthappa knocked the runs off with ease. So the Indians have a win at last, and the Knight Riders are in a slump. Guess who they have to play next. Yep, they are off to Jaipur. Here’s hoping they are still bruised and depressed on Thursday.