England enter the one-day series against Australia at Headingley on Friday without their first-choice opening batsmen and bowlers. It would be a stretch to suggest that the public is being short-changed when rest and rotation is the declared policy but let nobody try to kid anyone that this contest, or any of the four that will follow it in the next 10 days, has the authenticity that matches between England and Australia should command as of right.
Reported by Independent 14 hours ago.
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