English cricket’s Ashes disarray is a metaphor for the whole country Martin Kettle
It has been years since football surged past cricket to become England’s favourite sport. Even so, more than a century after cricket’s “golden age”, an Ashes Test series between England and Australia remains one of the most resonant contests in the sporting calendar. After the latest ignominious England defeat in Australia, it seems sensible to ask: how come? And for how much longer?
For some of us, cricket is still the most wonderful of all sports, uniquely balancing
