Garfield Robinson argues that England would never have pulled off their incredible run-chase at Headingley but for the invention of the shorter format

Reverting to type: Ben Stokes helped get England over the line last Sunday with T20-style flamboyancy
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In the wake of Ben Stokes’ impossible epic at Leeds, many have sung full-throated praise for Test cricket. The common sentiment is that cricket’s longest format is its finest version; that such drama and intrigue, unfolding over days until it rises to a climax, is only possible in Tests.
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