I was also at the match and the first lf was vaguely entertaining but the second was drivel. The London welsh were just constantly timewasting and the ref did nothing to control this.

When the Southstand were shushed for abusing the kicker it was due to timewasting and nothing to do with trying to put him off.

It was an interesting evening but not one I wish to repeat.

I can sometimes watch test cricket, I used to watch a lot when I was younger. The problem I have with T20 is the extensive modification of the rules to make scoring runs very, very easy. It's the equivalent of making a football goal twice as wide.
40 or 50 overs an innings is still basically cricket, with a couple more modest fielding restrictions. As soon as bowling out a team becomes highly unlikely you take away a fundamental part of the game.
Not for me.

Now that England have realised it's not 1983 anymore then 50 over cricket has become a more enjoyable watch in terms of the national side. 12 months ago it was cringeworthy watching their attempts in that format of the game.

I think his pedigree makes him the perfect candidate. the way he keeps in shape, his diet, way he leads his life. He'll throw kitchen sink into making sure he gives himself the best opportunity to do well. whether he will remains to be seen.

You could argue that T20 and Test cricket are as far apart as Rugby League and rugby union. One game evolved out of another and had to adapt is rules to make it more attractive to spectators. Some people will argue that the original is the best because it is the original version of the game, whilst others will argue that the new version is the best because it is the display of those raw skills of that game without all the faffing about.

Except it took over 100 years of evolution for league and union rules to drift apart not 10 minutes in the ECB marketing department.