England may soon become the world’s best cricket team
Winning the Ashes would propel them past India and Australia
On june 11th Australia prevailed over India to win cricket’s World Test Championship. Although national teams have played each other in the Test format since 1877, this event is new. Australia are only its second victors, after New Zealand in 2021.
This article appeared in the Graphic detail section of the print edition under the headline “And then there were three”
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