Action Replay: Close of Play

Test v 20/20. Sport has a history of competing with itsself, rugby Union and league for one example but for different reasons. Workers have so little leisure time that on a nice Summer or Spring evening it is a treat to watch a 20/20. Different forms of the game demand different skills e.g in 20/20 its better to be 110 all out than 100 /0 at the end of the 20 overs. For a bowler it is better, usually to have figures of 4-4-0-0 in 20 /20 than 4-0-50-9 (so long as someone does a job at the other end. What is undoubtedly true is that whilst batsman may succumb to ambitious shots in 20/20 fielding standards have improved immensely. I dont think there is any doubt in deep rooted cricket lovers minds that the 5 day test is still the holy grail so to speak. You can be battered for 14 of the 15 sessions but when numbers 10 and 11 hold out for a thrilling draw it takes some beating. Additional leisure time in socialism will mean that all forms of the game will be available to all to watch or play. It will be a personal choice if you specialise in one form of the game rather than the other.