Before you accuse of me of eschewing cold hard reality for a world view through rose-colored glasses, hear me out.

CNN: Oceans: Environmental victim or savior?

Cold weather meant average UK household gas consumption rose.

BBC: SSE profits up after cold weather

Dravid surprised many by deciding his team would bat under the lights later in the day, but they were already turned on when England began under gloomy skies on an unseasonally cold, breezy day at Hampshire's Rose Bowl.

BBC: England begin with resounding win