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I recently made the following comment in another forum about the IPL. "Last season I was still paying attention but this year I've lost interest in this constant barrage of tiktok cricket. T20 is an exciting format but when it overwhelms everything else, all these games start blending into a sameness that's become a yawn."

I live in a country where it takes effort to watch cricket. I have a subscription with Willow TV and also ESPN Plus which has given me access to more than enough cricket. However, it's been quite a few months since I've logged into the cricket feeds. With the move away from cable TV to various subscription services one has to start prioritizing what subscriptions you want to have. At this stage cricket might have to go although I'll probably keep ESPN for other sports.

I feel strangely detached from cricket after being a lifelong fan and player in my younger days. I will stick to following your newsletter and read ESPNcricinfo.

I love the photo of Santorini. I was lucky enough to live in Greece for almost five years. Some of best years of my life. I heard they had a cricket ground on Corfu. I was hoping to get a chance to turn my arm over there one day but unfortunately it didn't happen.

Cheers, Marc

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Dennis Dvg's avatar

Thanks for the insight - as usual - Neil.

Not only is there too much cricket, there is too much sport worldwide.

If I recall my aerodynamics, as the angle of attack is increased, so is lift. Good.

But only up to a point - eventually the wing will stall and that is not good. Recovery action is needed. Now, why do I think of that is apposite to your welcome article?

What we (and the sponsors and media and advertisers) need are more days in the year.

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