After a couple years of chilly investor sentiment, geothermal stocks are starting to warm up.
The weather was starting to warm, the air and streets were (probably) cleaner than usual and you got the sense that everyone was in a genuinely good mood.
Cook is hopeful that Durham's three-man England contingent, who have been away in New Zealand, can now return to the county fold and figure in their warm-up games, starting with Thursday's two-day friendly against Yorkshire at Headingley.
Jones also confirmed Wales international Blake "rolled his ankle" in the warm-up and was replaced in the starting line-up by teenager Adam Matthews.
India next play England A at Chelmsford in a three-day game starting on Friday, their final warm-up for the first Test at Lord's on 19 July.
England play three warm-up matches before the first Test, starting against Western Australia in Perth on 5 November.
West Indies will play Queensland in a four-day game starting on 18 November, their only warm-up fixture before the opening Test in Brisbane.
It was a long way from the opening game in Scotland two weeks ago, when Lloyd, knowing she wasn't starting, juggled the ball alone through the warm-ups.
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Patients should warm up before walking or jogging, for example, by starting at a slower pace.
When it gets warm, often as early as May, the promenade is the starting point for the Rhyschimme (Swimming in the Rhine).
Their next warm-up game is a three-day contest against Otago starting on Thursday, to finish off preparations for the first Test, starting on 5 March.
Although Cardiff led at the break, Jones would have been concerned that both striker Chopra and full-back Kevin McNaughton limped off in the first half - especially when defender Darcy Blake withdrew from the starting line-up after suffering an injury in the warm-up.
England will play warm-up games against Bangladesh and South Africa this week, before starting the tournament proper against hosts West Indies on 3 May.
The average temperature is above 40C, the sea is like a warm bath, the golden sand burns your feet and the ubiquitous tarmac is starting to sizzle.
Nets starting guard Joe Johnson, who has a sore left heel, went through warm-ups but was ruled out at game-time, missing his third straight game.
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