Post Mortem - Sky - the bastards - got it all at last.

Is Cricket Shite?

My daughter used to say "Dad - how on EARTH can you watch cricket - it's the most boring game ever - nothing EVER happens"
To which I used to reply:
"Sweetheart - you need to understand it, to appreciate it, to come to love it"

This sort of conversation went on for many years..... 'til one day:

"OK Dad, tell me what it's all about"

Now - the conversation usually starts:

"Dad - can we go to the Test match - DAD - have you booked those tickets yet!!!!??"

And typical texts I receive are "Freddie's done it again - Brill!!" and    "He's put 'em in - on THAT pitch?!" or "Can't believe it - there was never a run in that!"

After studying a book on the technicalities of the game, and watching many games (both live and on TV) she can amaze the most knowledgeable in the game.

To ANYONE who says the game is shite, or boring, or whatever, I just have to smile. Ignorance is a terrible barrier to many of the best things in life.

..and Boring? - Boredom exists between one's ears (where the brain should be). It is a state of suspension - or "in-between" - you've just been somewhere, thought someting or done something, but don't yet know what next. People who dismiss things they don't understand simply exist in this state for longer periods than are really necessary - some unfortunates seem to languish there the majority of their sad lives. If I were their Doctor, rather than write out a prescription for Prozac, I'd give them a complimentary ticket for Headingly, Old Trafford, or Trent Bridge.