ICC Cricket World Cup and the Twenty20 World Cricket Championship

What better advert for September's inaugural Twenty20 World Championship could be devised than the balls-achingly dull New Zealand vs Sri Lanka snore-fest? Although yet another pudding of a pitch made it difficult for any players to shine, Styris, Jayasuriya and Sangakarra can take credit from their performances, but where was the spectacle, where was the edge of the seat suspense, where was the fun? And there's a lot more to come!

Too many 100 overs format ODIs are too dull. Twenty20 is the way forward, either in its current format, or as a full day's play with two Twenty20 innings per side. [The Tooting Trumpet]