Cricket is lost on me, I wasn’t brought up in Yorkshire and wasn’t posh enough to go to a school that played cricket, football and rugby in the winter athletics in the summer. Used the same kit for all three.
I can watch 20/20 because something is always happening, don’t get me wrong I have tried. I went to a county game, second or third day I think, the spectators were outnumbered by seagulls and pigeons most of whom were knitting or reading a paper (the people not the birds) some were asleep all of whom only stirred when someone actually watching clapped at which point they joined in, not knowing why they were clapping as they missed it
More like care in the community.
Please don’t get me going on how a game can last for 5 days and still be a draw let alone the fact that at any juncture the two captains can get together and go “shall we call it a draw and go home”
I suppose having watched Geoff Boycott bat when cricket was on BBC 2 didn’t help, batting for 2 days and scoring 37 runs.
It’s more stop start than American football and only the English could invent a game that in addition to all that, stops for morning tea, a nice lunch and afternoon snacks yet when our nations default weather conditions arrive, overcast or rain, they all leg it indoors.
I was in a very similar state of mind about cricket apart from listening to the radio commentary when the characters were on.
Then a Morgan owning pal, as a thank you for work done on his car, took me with him to Edgbaston for day 3 of a test match between England and Australia, within an hour I was hooked. Amazing atmosphere, great entertainment (on and off the pitch) all day food and drink. The following year it was the test against Pakistan and the following year the West Indies (order may be scrambled ;-)) After that I became a member and had a wonderful time in the members lounge where it’s very relaxed and comfortable on a cold spring morning!
Medical then Covid stopped the fun but I have spent many hours over recent weeks with the Test series on the laptop (drives SWMBO crazy) with headphones so all good.
It’s a beautiful game and so much more comfortable that the 20 years I spent freezing watching our son play Rugby all over the country
BR
Colin
