T20 reassessed

Whisper it softly but I’m coming round to T20.

There is no cricket to spectate so needs must.

But it goes beyond that.

Without spectators I am no longer irritated by the loud disco music, the flares and the general ambience of a drunken night out for the lads.

Of course you still see grotesque swats across the line but also see imaginative shot making like the reverse sweep.

Leg spin – so lacking in the English Test arena – plays its role.

Chris Jordan, who is short on the necessary expertise and technique to be a Test player, is a valuable white ball all rounder and a world class fielder.

In most games you are guaranteed a tight ending as in the recent two internationals with Australia.

I watched game between Sussex and Kent.

Sussex needed two runs off the last two balls to win.

Ravi Bopara supposedly connected with a ball that looked like an aerial wide and was caught behind.

Off the last ball Ollie Robinson took a chancy single and was run out, giving Kent victory.

It was as exciting as any sport I  have watched this summer.