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But India played brilliantly when it really mattered and what could be a better Independence Day gift than a comprehensive victory over England at Lord’s -the home of cricket?
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And that can only hurt Test cricket in the long run, if some of the current batting performances are anything to go by.Ĭome to think of it, who needs T20 entertainment when you can have such a great game of five days of riveting Test Match action on offer? A game that seesawed crazily and was finally decided in the last eight overs of the final day, as England lost a Test, they had dominated for almost three full days.
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Or for that matter, a chance for selectors to watch games and select the best possible sides. Who would have thought that we would witness the unprecedented spectacle of no first-class cricket being played in England through the best summer months, when a major Test Series is on? Which essentially means that there is no place to turn to for players who are out of form, or trying to stake a claim for a place in the Test sides. Strange are the ways in which revenue generation and ‘entertainment’ considerations have completely dictated the planning and administration of cricket calendars in recent times.