Been looking forward SO much to a few days off!

And now I find I can't relax. How crazy is that?

I rang a friend, who's a GP, and said "how can I relax? I'm all tense, yet I've been looking forward to relaxing - so why can't I?"

"Get digging," she said. "That'll give you new focus, and will help you unwind!"

So now I'm planting a whole new flowerbed where a garden shed used to be. This had better work, or I'll be exhausted, tense and very muddy to no avail.

While I'm away, Henry Kelly is at the helm:

David Morris, director of Berkshire Cricket, joined me in the studio this morning. Cricket's a subject close to my heart, and we had much to celebrate this morning, David and I, with England notching up a splendid victory yesterday against Pakistan in the first test. It had been a good weekend for Berkshire's team too - and it was fascinating hearing from David just how the funding of our minor counties team works.

One major area of controversy in cricket finances is the question of television rights. Should international cricket be restored onto the list of the "crown jewels", meaning that you don't need a subscription to satellite or cable TV to watch live coverage? David certainly seemed in no doubt - if the money from the subscription broadcasters came to an end, local cricket teams would be in real trouble because of the lack of funds.