Much to celebrate in Twenty20

Neil Manthorp, writing on the Supersport website, says the cricketing public in England has taken to the World Twenty20 quite well, despite the frustrating weather and the home team's dismal loss in the tournament opener.

It was still only 11.00am, an hour after the scheduled start of the New Zealand-Scotland match, but Dads were grimly and determindly sipping their first pint of beer - duty called. The difference to most such occasions was that their children were with them. There were children everywhere, completely unburdened by the weather and unperturbably thrilled by the prospect of seeing international cricket - at some point - while they sat cross-legged under the rafters munching the cheese and pickle sandwiches packed for two hours later.