Cricket is a sport of patience, pressure, tradition and reinvention. Sports Lounge covers the stories behind the game, from Test cricket and The Ashes to global tournaments, franchise cricket and the changing future of the sport. Our cricket writing focuses on meaning, context and the characters who shape the game.
Don Bradman did more than score runs against England. For two decades, his presence changed the mood of Ashes cricket, forced English captains to rethink the game and created a standard of batting that has never been approached.
In an age of instant highlights, franchise leagues and shrinking attention spans, cricket's oldest format continues to endure. Nearly 150 years after the first recognised Test match, it remains one of sport's greatest examinations of character.
In an era of franchise tournaments, shortened attention spans and cricket designed increasingly for fast entertainment, there is something remarkable about the fact that The Ashes still feels different.
