It has been an odd few weeks in cricket but considering how crazy the world has been over the last year perhaps this should be expected. In...
It has been an odd few weeks in cricket but considering how crazy the world has been over the last year perhaps this should be expected. India have come back from having been bowled out for 36 to win a Test series in Australia. West Indies chased 395 to beat Bangladesh with the majority of their first team sitting out the tour. And England, well England have won six overseas Tests in a row, the most recent of which was just about the complete Test performance against a team who have only lost two matches at home in the last five years.
India are formidable in India. They have a great core team and amazing strength in depth. England were not expected to win the series - many didn’t expect them to win a game. No one thought they would dominate a Test so completely. But England have been confounding expectations for a while now. The time has come to give them some credit, both on the field and off it.
Going into this series they rested Jonny Bairstow despite his excellent form and have been rotating their two most successful bowlers of all time. Many have been critical of giving players series off...
