The target was small and the pressure light but it was nevertheless encouraging that a summer of Test cricket dominated by talk of three England batting spots should end with two newcomers, Mark Stoneman and Tom Westley, walking off unbeaten.
As the pair strolled up the pavilion stairs at Lord’s to join the dressing‑room celebrations they were replaced on the outfield by Henry Blofeld who, resplendent in a lime green jacket and pink linen shirt, said farewell to just a fraction of the listeners from his 45-year career on Test Match Special, one that has at times made buses and pigeons central to the action.
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