“If it was eight-a-side then we would have a great chance in the Ashes,” mused a cricketing friend – an observation that reinforces two realities.
After the Edgbaston Test, the series against West Indies has already been relegated to being a gentle, mildly helpful precursor to the winter tour – so, yes, we are now in official Ashes preview territory.
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