The dust had barely settled over the Oval after a thrilling conclusion to the fifth and final Ashes Test when the fireworks starting this year’s Hundred were launched into the air.
If the turnaround appeared quick, for some of those involved it was even quicker. Moeen Ali capped off his comeback from retirement with some of the best bowling of his Test career at the Oval, and the next day was in Nottingham for the first match of the ECB’s flagship tournament.
