I regret the coming of short-format cricket. Cricket's not supposed to be a super-exciting riot of entertainment; i like that you can drop in for one day of a 5-day Test, and sit there catching some rays and reading a newspaper.
In general, I don't care much for the influence of TV on team sports. I played Rugby Union at school; Rugby League was invented to make the game more exciting for spectators, by eliminating loose rucks. For me, all these games are participant sports, and the spectators are incidental (I don't watch sports on TV).
Football (i.e. soccer) is a thug's game, played by gentlemen.
Cricket is a gentlemen's game, played by thugs.
Rugby is a game played by men with peculiar balls.
In general, I don't care much for the influence of TV on team sports. I played Rugby Union at school; Rugby League was invented to make the game more exciting for spectators, by eliminating loose rucks. For me, all these games are participant sports, and the spectators are incidental (I don't watch sports on TV).
Football (i.e. soccer) is a thug's game, played by gentlemen.
Cricket is a gentlemen's game, played by thugs.
Rugby is a game played by men with peculiar balls.