The Cardiff climax - as told by the BBC's newest (possible) recruit

Yesterday was a frenetic day to say the least - my presence at Wembley Stadium to watch Oasis perform a scintillating set meant that I missed the heart stopping First Test finale at Cardiff. In hindsight, this was perhaps a relief. As James Anderson and Monty Panesar dug in spectacularly to deny the Australians a deserved victory, my nerves would have been torn to shreds.

Still, as it happens, I was kept informed of events through the medium of text messages. A good friend, who just so happens to be the author of Transfer Watch, kept me right on the edge of my seat with his excellent 'Twitter style' updates on what was happening as the overs and the minutes counted down slowly in the south of Wales.

Test Match Special have their own 'Twitter-er' in the form of Alison Mitchell. But should they ever need a replacement or a new over-by-over web commentator, they need to get this man in. Below are the updates he sent us, in chronological order, as England, against all odds, saved the match. Top drawer, son.

4.39 pm - 'Colly is battling away. Siddle is all over Swanner, battering him. 32 overs to hang on.'

5.27 pm - '20 overs left, 24 behind, new ball came in. 20 behind, Colly hit a four.'

5.30 pm - 'It's so tense, Johnson is not bowling well though. 19 left, Swann has gone lbw.'

6.00 pm - '7 behind, 12 overs to go, Jimmy and Colly holding on. You lose two overs for the change over if we set them a total...'

6.03 pm - 'Colly is gone, caught at gully. We're done for basically. Monty is in.'

6.09 pm - '10 left, 4 behind, Siddle is bowling at Monty. He just kept one out.'

6.13 pm - 'I don't know who Monty thinks he is but he just took a single and kept the strike. 9 left.'

6.19 pm - 'We're five ahead! 7 overs left. Take two away. Game on if Monty can hang in there.'

6.27 pm - 'Five overs to go, six ahead. Anderson on strike. We need to get to 6.40 still in!'

6.31 pm - 'Monty hits a four!'

6.37 pm - 'Two overs left, less than five minutes to play! 12 ahead!'

6.40 pm - 'Just about time for the last over! Anderson on strike. Madness! Hauritz is bowling.'

6.43 pm - 'We've bloody done it! We've snatched mediocrity from the jaws of defeat! Monty is our king! Ponting looks like a right muggy ****! Yes!'

6.47 pm - 'Just got a text from TMS, the job's mine if I want it. Unbelievable end! Brilliant.'

BBC, with all due respect to your current employees, you need this man on your staff. He'll even cut down on the foul language if you ask nicely. See to it.