Tom, I may have to disappoint you in this - I am not good at cricket and other sports (except a bit of swimming) and probably therefore probably do not qualify for any British blood in me.

No, nor I, but I really like the game. It always amuses me when people say it's[cricket] too slow and boring and in the same breath tell you how fanatical they are about watching golf.

Swimming is good and at least you don't swim against the tide like snivelling defenders of evil training centres.