Clashes with other events and changes in domestic structure mean cricket’s attempts to reclaim its territory will be resisted
An hour after the midsummer madness finished at Lord’s on Sunday night the phone rang. One of our relatives in Yorkshire had something to say. “I couldn’t handle the tension,” announced nine-year-old Amos. “Really, I just wanted it to be over. My hands were so sweaty.” He did not say this as though it were a bad thing. He said it with the zeal of a convert.
“So if someone in the playground tomorrow says: ‘Let’s play cricket,’ would you go for it?” I asked. He thought for a moment. “Yeah. Think I would.”
Written by Matthew Engel
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/jul/16/benefits-victory-england-cricket-world-cup-paywall under the title “Benefits of victory will disappear once England go back behind paywall | Matthew Engel”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
