The thing about cricket fans is that they are still well-behaved. You're still allowed (expected!) to take beer to watch a cricket match and the nearest you get to a riot is when the West Indian fans strike up with the steel band. This latest series has been the most exciting for years and has captured the attention of people who are not usually intererested in it.

As for whether it should have made "world" news or not, don't forget that we recently had several months following the trial of an aging singer - at least this was a happy event and sometimes happy events should be shown on the news.