The Surfer

Exciting, but still awful

Writing in the Sydney Morning Herald , Peter Roebuck says he can't be content with Twenty20 given the nature of the format.

Writing in the Sydney Morning Herald, Peter Roebuck says he can't be content with Twenty20 given the nature of the format.

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Satisfaction was lacking. Twenty20 tolerates batting without consequence. It is a slogathon. None of the subtleties of the game were seen, the speculations in the stands, the mid-pitch debates. Everyone is a hitter.

ICC World Twenty20

Mathew Varghese is sub-editor (stats) at Cricinfo