Somerset County Cricket Club won the Twenty20 championships last night with a fantastic display against first Leicestershire, then Lancashire. My dad, a paid-up member of Lancashire CCC, texted me with the result, to his chagrin and my delight. Honorary Lancastrian though I may be, the cricketing heart lies with Somerset - I used to get training at their cricket academy from Somerset all-rounder Graham Rose, so I feel attached to the club, if only slightly.

Despite the enduring appeal of Twenty20, it's having difficulty changing some wider aspects of the human condition. On the Somerset CCC official forum, there is a thread entitled 'Twenty20 CHAMPIONS!!!!' which has, at the time of writing, had seven replies. The thread next to it, entitled 'Girls Aloud At The Oval!' (they entertained the crowd in between matches, The Oval being a cricket ground in London), has had nearly thirty replies. Cricket? What cricket?