Presented with a good-looking batting surface which should deteriorate as the match progresses - mannafromheaven for spinner Monty Panesar - Vaughan elected to bat first after winning the toss.
Yes, he has flipped positions more than the chief cook at IHOP, but he reportedly promised to caucus with the Democrats, and that was mannafromheaven for a party facing the prospect of losing big in the House and the Senate.