England's thrilling win over South Africa in the Oval Test shares Tuesday's headlines with the latest twist in the Chelsea saga.
In fact, Chelsea's audacious swoop for Manchester United chief executive Peter Kenyon so excites the Sun and the Daily Mirror that they lead with it on their front pages.
The Sun sees Kenyon's switch as a personal snub for United manager Sir Alex Ferguson - or rather, "Up yours, Fergie".
Meanwhile, the Mirror claims the chief exec's exit was all about Kenyon tiring of Ferguson's row with fellow racehorse owner John Magnier.
The fact that Chelsea are doubling his salary to around �1.2m may also have had something to do with it.
 | THE HEADLINES Daily Telegraph: England go out on a high The Times: England's serial failures pass their final test of fortitude The Sun: Clearout Daily Express: I thought we were doomed Daily Mirror: Beckham is a 'liar' Daily Mail: It's Blue Peter Daily Star: Blue Peter The Guardian: Chelsea headhunt United's Kenyon The Independent: Vaughan's best laid plans come to fruition |
Kenyon's recruitment by his beloved Chelsea must have put the icing on Alec Stewart's day following England's victory over South Africa.
Images of the retiring wicketkeeping stalwart being chaired off by his jubilant team-mates make the back pages of most papers and page one of a couple.
Indeed, one could be forgiven for thinking that Stewart was responsible for England's unlikely series-levelling triumph.
Perhaps it was fitting that his final match encapsulated the rollercoaster nature of England's fortunes during his international career.
One day - after the first day at the Oval, for instance - they are, in the widely-quoted words of skipper Michael Vaughan, "pretty doomed", with boos ringing in their ears.
The next, they are flying high and being praised to the skies. 'Twas seemingly ever thus in the Stewart era - but no-one's blaming him.
MMIX
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