Under the slogan "Catch the Spirit", the ICC is making quite a big deal of this pseudocentenary. It has events planned, even if few of these seem directly related to the 100year landmark. It has a website with a logo that looks like one of those "commemorative coins" you find in boxes of breakfast cereal.A great economical base for the sport will probably lead ultimately to the best product. However, you probably still need the grass root passions/culture. So places like England and France haven't been more dominant in league/union for this reason.

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