YEAR is a long time in politics, but an even longer time in Test cricket. Let’s take a little journey down memory lane, shall we? It’s February 15, 2022, and England have just received an absolute mauling at the hands of Australia in the Ashes. Chris Silverwood has been relieved of his duties as coach. Joe Root, despite having scored the most runs ever in a calendar year by an Englishman, looks jaded and despondent as England captain. The team are preparing to fly to the West Indies, to play a series they don’t want to play,
The return of the king
Feb 15, 2023
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