Many people who were born and bred in cricketing countries do not understand the game, or wish to. And the game changes slightly each year (to accommodate TV audiences mainly).

But people from non-cricketing nations should realise that cricket has been developing for centuries. So the only way to understand and enjoy a game like cricket is to have centuries and centuries of civilisation. I suggest that younger countries make a start soon.

I'm sure that Michael Vaughan will be a fine captain. Yorkshire thought so much of him as a lad they changed the long-standing rule about who could play for Yorkshire (although from a 'Yorkshire family' he was actually born in (and I hope my fingers can actually be convinced to type this word - Lancashire). At one time heavily pregnant women were herded back over the Pennines just in case the offspring turned out male.

Howzat! Les