Bullseye

A word on Andy Bull's coverage of the best story in town, Afghanistan at the World T20. It's been exemplary.

As for the future - well, if you love the game, put your hand in your pocket. A tenner goes a long way towards a cricket pitch.

NB: The Guardian's County Cricket Live blog, in which their old stagers sound off while the cricket goes on in the background, is the summer's cult classic, the journalistic equivalent of nurdling. You can almost hear the thermos flasks hiss...