Really Good News

I'd like to think that the counties have seen sense but it's more likely to be financial expediency that has led to today's announcement that the County Championship will remain unchanged next year (about time they made their minds up) - how else do we produce test players ? This is even more important now that we are rubbish at all other forms of the game.

They've also decided to bin the proposed second T20 competition. Next year's only competition of that kind of cricket will be a two divisions affair that means that half the teams can't win it. Disappointing if , like me you support a second division team, and it means that Middlesex's sudden 'winning it from nowhere' season will never be repeated (their figures before and after 2008 are awful). I'd prefer it if all teams stood a chance but this compromise might produce better players for England.