25-05-2023, 23:17
It's been that way for ages, though. Ashes series in England (including this one) have consistently lasted around 46-48 days since 2009, and often a week less Down Under. You have to go back to 2001-2005 for eight-week Ashes series, and the 1990s for ones that lasted all summer. The real scandal is no Ashes or Test cricket of any kind in August, because we all have to genuflect to the Hundred.
"I would rather spend a holiday in Tuscany than in the Black Country, but if I were compelled to choose between living in West Bromwich or Florence, I should make straight for West Bromwich." - J.B. Priestley