“Meanwhile, here at home, there was a certain pride in not caring too much about another ephemeral T20 carnival. This is not only embarrassingly insular but concerning for the future. Cricket, like anything, follows its support base. While billions of supporters are gripped by the World Cup and cricket’s centre of gravity lodges ever more deeply in Mumbai, Australia shrugs its shoulders, nurses its precious Ashes, and moves on to footy season.
