The test match has just been halted by bad light, despite the fact that England's slow bowlers were operating - and the floodlights were on......
Two questions come to mind; 1. How did cricket ever get played before there were floodlights, and
2. Do umpires and the cricket establishment have a vendetta against the paying public in making sure that there is minimum entertainment * provided for maximum ticket prices?
*bear in mind that over rates bowled are generally well below the agreed 90 per day.
We had what was called 'Summers' in the olden days. That meant I could not go to school, take the train to Old Trafford. Watch an entire days Test Match cricket while enjoying a days Sun and not even think about things called bad light.
Next day probably meant detention as I always admitted by sun burn was not from some mystery illness. But Summer there was heat and Sun.
Something we just don't have much anymore nowadays.
