Crusaders off to Antigua!!! Spitfires shot down at the death!!!

Good for Middlesex (Crusaders) - very bad for Kent (Spitfires), they also deserved to win.

But there can only be one set of winners (on the flight to Antigua)...

I have behaved badly today.

That Irish guy begging me for money - then WorldVision guy Gabriel @Shepherd's Bush shopping centre opposite BoooksEtc (now no more) - then me pretending to support ltvn through his bad link to the final, then me hopping off to chavstar at the drop of a hat (I'm a cricket channel slag - no loyalty at all). Sins...

• indifference to the poor (Irish guy in Harlesden)
• indifference to the poverty stricken (World Vision)
• hypocrisy - pretending to care then jumping into someone else's ship when I didn't get what I wanted (ltvn tried, wasn't happening. Pretended to be nice, but I left him alone for a better stream of T20 on another channel...)

Now I feel ashamed because I have no shame. If I'm like this for a game of cricket streamed across the web, what would I be like for something of real importance???

I'm now going to feel very bad about myself. I hate me today. I'm a middle-aged no-hoper. What's up with me?

Will cricket ever be shown (or made available) on terrestrial or Freeview TV ever again? Will anyone give a monkey's t*ss if it isn't?

Are the BBC finally recognising cricket fans?

Earlier (Thursday) I switched on the TV and checked out the cricket. To my surprise, I saw that there was a 'BBC SPORT channel' on Freeview channel 301 (and 302). The match build-up was shown, with England's captain Michael Vaughan and his opposite number, Graeme Smith of the RSA being interviewed. The forced politeness was quite funny, especially from Smith.

Clearly, the first day's play promises much for the series as a whole. The South African team are definitely up for it, but seemed a little rusty on the first day. England played well and clawed back some considerable ground, especially after the mini-collapse in the post-lunch period. This series could be very good indeed.

Here is the link for the archive match (from the BBC!)

At last - the Beeb finally recognise that cricket fans are entitled to some recognition and respect. Any possibility of there being a full-time Sport channel on digital? With perhaps, some more cricket?

One can only ask...