What do you do after an Ashes series like that one? Well, if you’re English cricket, you throw your kitbag in the back of your car and hotfoot it up the M1, stopping at Toddington services to change into your jazziest clothes.
The Hundred launched itself at Trent Bridge on Tuesday like a wrestler body-slamming an unsuspecting opponent. Less than 24 hours had passed since the Oval Test threatened to melt our minds with its unexpected plot twists and grand climax (Ultimate Bazball: The Final Broadcast). Yet here we were, segueing straight from one fever dream to the next. In this case, a doubleheader of Trent Rockets versus Southern Brave.
