Postcard from London

With Dimitri Masceranhas still to play a game for the Rajasthan Royals, England are the only major nation whose players have yet to experience cricket's newest adventure. So, just how has the whole thing been received by the average fan back in the UK? Since research suggests that women are an important part of the new Twenty20 constituency, I thought I'd ask Sarah Boulton, a dear friend who's passionate about Arsenal (sorry about Anfield!), English rugby (nobody's perfect) and cricket.

"I think that it's going to be the future of the game and the sooner we [the Brits and the ECB] embrace it, the better," says Sarah. "Sportsmen earn a better wage, the game gets a much needed face-lift and there'll be more cricket boys gracing Heat magazine with their drunken but well-mannered antics after a night out in 'disgustingly-expensive-mine's-a-large-G&T-Mahiki'. Personally, I'll be happy if it means that there'll be fewer column inches devoted to Fat Frank Lampard!"

The Doosra isn't about to argue with that.

Comments

[Ringo]

Have a dig at Frank Lampard on the day his mother died.
Very classy.

[King Cricket]

Cricket being more prominent is not a bad thing.

A lot of people seem to think that it is.