A rather different Ashes contest took place last month that garnered a rather unusual result. The three-match ‘Transplant Ashes’, contested between the England and Wales Transplant CC and the Lucky Stars Australia Transplant Cricket team, saw the English outfit walk away with two of the three engraved stumps granted for a match victory.
The England team is made up of transplantees of all kinds, whether they be recipients of a replacement organ, or have undergone stem cell treatment.
“We accept them all,” says Adam Phillips, the England team’s captain. “What we do is we come together for the...
