Good morning and welcome to Doritos Lord’s for the World Cup final of 2031. It’s been the shortest, most gripping tournament in years thanks to the novel format with 32 nations lining up in groups of four before the knockout rounds. Sadly for Ravi Shastri, the ICC president, his beloved India were eliminated in the round of 16 by Denmark, but we have two worthy finalists here today in hosts England and neighbours Ireland. I’ve been writing about Irish cricket since 1984 and can safely say this is the biggest day it has seen. President Imelda May, is here, and Taoiseach Neale Richmond and half his cabinet has just arrived from Downing Street after all-night talks with prime minister Jo Swinson about Britain’s application to…

Source: The Times June 11, 2019 23:10 UTC