[applause] It was that time of the year again, the family gathering. The dining table stretched endlessly, heavy with food and heavier still with the weight of so many of those familiar faces, all pressed together in one room. At one end, my grandfather began his impassion lecture on test cricket's history, insisting that no modern batsman can ever replicate the patience and the technique of the golden era greats. He spoke with even more fervor as the India England series play on television using every sing ...