The First Day

The first day of the England cricket summer, and the first day of this blog.

The start of both was delayed by rain this morning, but you'll be pleased to know that this hasn't prevented me opening proceedings with a typically English comment about the weather.

Expect to see here a mixture of small, frequently posted reflections on the state of play, mixed in with much more detailed opinion pieces about topics of the day. There will obviously be more activity during the periods when England are playing cricket, but since this is about 11 months a year these days, it should keep me busy.

I expect this to be a bit of a solo journey for a while - so if you are out there and reading, please post something (anything) in the comments boxes to keep me comparatively sane...

PS. This blog doesn't intend to try to compete with Cricinfo, BBC or anyone else who can offer ball-by-ball coverage of various sorts from people who are paid to do just that. This is for discussion of serious and not-so-serious issues relating the English cricket.