WHAT IS THE POINT WITHOUT CONTEXT?

Tim Wigmore says international cricket is in danger of losing its battle to compete for the prize of commercial endorsements

Running on empty: The game of cricket needs to give meaning to more matches
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The sight of Eoin Morgan resting himself from Sunday’s T20I with South Africa embodied much of what is wrong with the modern international game. Morgan was in fine form, and not suffering from any great injury concerns. The series was poised at 1-1, and yet he considered giving younger players an opportunity more important than picking the ...

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