TRISTAN LAVALETTE
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Deserved praise: The West Indies took a gamble to tour England this summer. Now that leap of faith must be reciprocated
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England are on the cusp of completing a home international summer that looked in serious peril just a few months ago. Disastrous financial ramifications from an abandoned cricket season have almost been averted pending a limited-overs tour by Australia.
The England Test summer turned out much better than anyone could have imagined and the ECB should be applauded. It’s been a mighty effor...