Advantages: Interesting introduction to the sport Disadvantages: Slightly too slow in pace, it felt a little too long. Now outdated.
...enough. In light of the recent 2005 Ashes win by England though it is outdated. However if you want a quick history lesson and an explanation of the great and the good in the sport this is a good place to start.
You are shown the various stages of the sport from its beginnings in the 18th C to the famous series in modern times.
I'm a convert to this game --- and after watching this DVD I understood a bit more about the political nature of the game ... ...a cricket lover already as there are some very interesting archive footage here.
Do not buy this DVD to understand the rules of the game as it assumes much prior knowledge. To understand the game, go buy a book and watch a match at a local ground instead! ...
whitehall1 17.01.2006
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