Kit traditions unravelling in England
The traditional woollen cricket jumper has been cast off with nary a batted eyelid as the winds of change sweep through the clothing at international level
ESPNcricinfo staff
25-Feb-2013
The traditional woollen cricket jumper has been cast off with nary a batted eyelid as the winds of change sweep through the clothing at international level. But Patrick Kidd, in The Times, pauses to pay tribute to a garment which has been interwoven in the fabric of the game for decades and decades in a news feature.
Another day, another hallowed cricket tradition falls. After matches that can be completed in three hours, cheerleaders, players auctioned to the highest bidder and pink balls, a further piece of iconoclasm occurred at Lord’s yesterday when the last rites were read for the cable-knit cricket sweater.
The Telegraph is up in arms, but at the same time resigned to the fact that change was inevitable.