With England scoring two 50s batting first and a pair of centuries to boot, a huge total of 418 was posted. Tedious.
Naturally, Gale more than equalled the English batters and almost saw his side home.
BUT - I spent large portions of the game bored out of my skin. The six hit has now been utterly devalued. (England made the world record with 24 in their innings.) Once something to savour - sadly - that is no longer the case.
This is the outcome when bowlers are not allowed to bowl with a proper ball. Add to this the appalling tendency of groundsmen to prepare 'good wickets' wholly ruining this form of the game.
A genuinely good wicket gives as much aid to the bowlers as it does to the batsmen!
