Sick kid, celebrating Sikh spinner and Boyle remembered

I am home with a sick child today -- Annika.
In the past week-and-a-half all four of us in the family have fallen prey to a winter virus. Today it seems to be the littlest one's turn.
Last night I juggled a movie and cricket.
I watched Mel Brooks' "Young Frankenstein," in honor of Peter Boyle. Boyle passed away yesterday age 71 and I always thought he was among the most underrated of actors. He also had such great range.
He provided a rare voice of reason as cabbie Wizard in Martin Scorsese's "Taxi Driver" and of course he played the curmudgeonly dad in television's "Everybody Loves Raymond."
I loved his work in "Young Frankenstein." I appreciate actors who can convey emotion with their eyes, and Boyle was able to do just that in "Young Frankenstein." You have to look past the broad physical comedy, but the emotion is there, particularly in the scenes depicting the monster as society's outcast.
Throughout the course of the film, I would click "PAUSE" frequently to check the status of the first day of the third Ashes cricket Test in Perth, Australia.
Mudhsuden Signh "Monty" Panesar is a cult hero in England, and a role model for Britain's Asian population.
Born in Luton to Punjabi parents, he is the first Sikh to play Test cricket for England. He is devout Sikh, wearing a black patka -- a small version of a full Sikh turban -- while playing.
Panesar is also among England's best spinners (the cricket equivalent to a curve-ball pitcher), and many fans blamed the team's poor showing in the Brisbane and Adelaide Test matches on Monty's exclusion from the side.
Last night (this afternoon in Australia), Panesar was included in the England team and made a dream Ashes debut. He became the first England spinner to take five wickets at Perth's WACA cricket ground as Australia were bowled out for 244.