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World Cup Blog: Limiting most of the World Cup to pay TV is limiting audiences

Last updated on: March 06, 2015 17:46 IST
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A selection of musings from around the cricket World Cup

Indian fans during the ICC World Cup Pool B match played between India and West Indies at the Western Australian Cricket Association (WACA) stadium in Perth

Indian fans during the ICC World Cup Pool B match played between India and West Indies at the Western Australian Cricket Association (WACA) stadium in Perth on Friday. Photograph: Vipin Pawar/Solaris Images

Somewhere in our midst, distantly catching our eye every now and then, a cricket World Cup is taking place.

We know Australia is in it because they're on television whenever they play. Afghanistan is one of the other teams. We know that because there they were the other night on television, appearing with Australia. Before that, there was, ahem, New Zealand, and before that there was ... was it England? It seemed important at the time. But that was almost three weeks ago and there has been a bit of football on the TV since, and almost no cricket.

Eyewitnesses and other reliable sources indicate that there are other teams in this World Cup, and some are very good, and have played memorable matches. The trouble is that they have been on pay television.

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South Africa's AB de Villiers hits a boundary

South Africa's AB de Villiers hits a boundary. Photograph: Jason Reed/Reuters

England unbalanced, South Africa’s latest announcement, Shaiman of UAE, Virat Kohli’s lack of class and Scotland miss their main chance

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Kevin Pietersen and the Thatcher parallel: the batsman’s not for returning

Kevin Pietersen at the launch of his autobiography

Kevin Pietersen at the launch of his autobiography. Photograph: Ian Walton/Getty Images

The means by which KP’s fans could restore him to his former England glory are as ill-defined as they are doomed – yet they fight destructively on, and on

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Sir Viv cuts Soul album

Viv Richards

Former West Indies captain Sir Viv Richards. Photograph: Getty Images

Viv Richards in vintage form was like a knight with a mace, and he wasn't shy telling you about it.

It has been Twenty-four years since he retired and he's still telling you about it.

I'm a man to catch, I'm a batsman, I'm out here to play, this is nice, let's go.

These are the pearls that Viv melts out poetically in his first foray into songwriting, a collaboration with INXS drummer Jon Farriss released on Wednesday.

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