Faldage's notion of the Brits taking up chorale singing instead of cricket is a fascinating idea to ruminate on. If they had started chorale competitions (sort of like the Welsh with their eisteddfods [sp.??]) and ran them like cricket games, you would have them maybe starting out at 10:00 a.m. with something like the famous Byrd motet that has 40 real parts, going on with Palestrina and Lassus, breaking for lunch and tea, and going until dark, at which time, the auditory would be in even worse condition than an American crowd at a cricket game.