Nothing is wrong as I'm sure that many people will enjoy whack a ball.

Me, I prefer cricket

i prefer 'Cluiche Corr' or Rounders as it is called in this young language.

A sport which harks back to the Bronze age.

Kayla did Anfield & Old Trafford

Yes, it's 'one of them'. It draws in new audiences, but possibly dilutes and sport as a whole. A bit like of the these 'influencer' boxing matches that take place now. Sure it's a new angle, brings in massive $$$ and millions of new viewers, but aren't they just shifting the sports away from what people actually enjoyed about them for many decades prior.

Edited by BlueJay (23 Jul 2021 12.38pm)

For cricket fans Test cricket will always be the pinnacle and most Tests in England will continue to be sold out unless the ECB make a mess of the scheduling again as they did when they gave Headingly and Durham a test match each against the same opposition a week apart when both venues are after the same people.

The other way that the ECB are killing off Test cricket is by marginalising the county game by scheduling the matches either earlier in the season or at the end.

Any reasonable bowler can take wickets when the ball is swinging all over the knot end but County cricket isn't conducive to teaching bowlers to take wickets in the sort of conditions that we would meet overseas

Why?

The worst thing about it is the Sky Commentators. Why do they keep telling us how fantastic it is? I'll probably get shot down in flames but the women offer little in the way of entertainment and pack their sides with overseas players that produces little local interest. At least the men had 6 Surrey players so there was some affiliation.
Having coached colts at my local club I can applaud the sentiment of reaching new youngsters but i don't think this is the way forward.