Last week’s promise to saw the legs off the bed has yet to be implemented. Three immediate constraints presented themselves: first, I need to buy a saw (I wasn’t kidding when I said DIY isn’t my thing); then the little one fell ill, and it seemed cruel to chop the bed down while he was still in it; and finally England started playing India in the third test. Of the three constraints, only one has resolved: the boy has recovered from his illness and is now causing an incredible amount of mayhem around the house.