To say that Sir Andy Roberts is displeased to see bat dominating ball in the build-up to the ICC World Cup is an understatement. The West Indies fast bowling great, who has been part of four World Cups (three as a player and one as coach of the West Indies in 1996), is disgusted to see cricket turn into a, "batsman's game more than ever before."

Roberts couldn't help following the England v Pakistan one-day internationals where Game 2 and 3 witnessed 700-plus runs. Six hundred and eighty one runs were amassed in Friday's match at Trent Bridge where England won by three wickets.