Waking from one surreal scene to another

I just woke up from a very vivid dream about a group of teenagers emotionally crushed by the death of one of their popular friends in an accident involving:
1. A car crash.
2. A big tree.
3. Grotesque Halloween makeup worn by the victims.
I had just stepped into jam-packed funeral home when my alarm went off.
Now, about 45 minutes later, I am experiencing yet another surreal scene:
ENGLAND are at an astonishing 419 for 8 because of a couple tailenders in the second day of the first ASHES TEST.
Graeme Swann has 40 and James Anderson has 26. The pair have been swatting fours against AUSTRALIA, whose bowlers must feel like SUBCONSCIOUS I did when I surveyed the debris-strewn accident scene in my dream.
"Tailenders" are generally poorer batsmen at the bottom of the batting order. Think of a light-hitting shortstop and an American League pitcher batting in an interleague game for North American comparison purposes.
Tailenders are not generally known for blasting fours -- somewhat analogous to a ground-rule double in baseball.
Oops!
Anderson just got caught out "shamefully," according to the online radio commentary of the BBC's TEST MATCH SPECIAL.
Perhaps this morning's dreamlike state is finally beginning to fade?