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THE MEL FARRELL COLUMN

Is anyone else suffering from post-Ashes blues? When we were immersed in the thrills of a spectacular contest it was all-consuming. The awe of what we had just seen, the wonder of what was happening in front of our eyes, and the anticipation of what would come next. Now only the first remains, the lingering memories of an Ashes series that is now part of cricketing lore.
A 2-2 scoreline suggests two evenly matched teams but mere numbers cannot begin to encapsulate the titanic battle that unfolded over seven stupendous weeks. The margins of each...