All was very cold in Salisbury today...
...but things got a little heated on the train from my great Cathedral city to London. The train carrying the selection committee up to London, for their shortlisting meeting at CCHQ, caught fire. Rumours that the fire was started deliberately by one cricket-supporting Tory member who was anxious to get back to his Sky TV box have been denied.
The 183 hopefuls will now have to wait until Tuesday to find out whether they'll be one of the final six.
Tim Montgomerie