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The Hindu
The Hindu
Sport
Sankar Narayanan E.H.

Ashes 2023 will serve as a good advertisement for Test cricket

The Ashes 2023, arguably one of the most memorable spectacles in cricket history, has come to a close with England defeating Australia by 49 runs in the final Test at The Oval. Right from the very first ball of the series that Zack Crawley crashed to the boundary line, a lot has happened on and off the field in an eventful clash between two titans of the world.

‘To each, their own’ is a phrase that has relevance to the way the Ashes was played.

While the home side came out all guns blazing with its famed Bazball ploy, the visitors replied with their own style of dominance through a mixture of attrition and calculated risks.

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