The weary middle age of cricket
On the field the action is youthful and thrilling, but off it, there's depressing self-interest, with each board trying to outdo the other in incompetence and venality

Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara bring joy to millions of Sri Lankan fans but are constantly let down by their own board • ICC/Twitter
Dave Hawksworth has never sat in a press box or charged a match programme to expenses