Fine, Tubby managed a double ton, and Giles has suddenly remembered how to take wickets, but Vaughan scored a ton in each innings, at the home of cricket, while captaining the side to a glorious soon-to-be victory.
Jim Slater managed a double for the Thrashers to reduce the deficit to 3-2 at one point but to no avail as they went down to their ninth consecutive loss, their longest losing streak since October 2002.
Despite being out of luck in the Tattersalls Gold Cup and in the Irish 1,000 Guineas, O'Brien and his jockey son Joseph still managed a double with Sir John Hawkins and Leading Light.
Still dealing with a tear in the sole of his right foot, Noah felt healthy enough to gut out 25 minutes of court time and even managed a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds.
The surprise currency of the year (particularly for Jim Rogers, who consigned Britain to the economic scrapheap) was sterling, which managed a double-digit percentage gain against both the dollar and euro.
Other developed-world stockmarkets have been surging too; Tokyo has managed a double-digit gain this year.Wall Street's rally is caused only partly by the performance of the domestic economy, which is forecast to grow by a modest 2.0% this year.
Hyundai actually managed a double-digit jump in its January U.S. sales, compared with continued double-digit declines for its Japanese rivals.
And it is no wonder: the company actually managed a double-digit jump in its January U.S. sales, compared with continued double-digit declines for its Japanese rivals.
The Detroit Big Three automakers are struggling to survive in an environment of recession and tight credit, whereas South Korean carmaker Hyundai Motor actually managed a double-digit jump in its U.S. sales in January.
