Stragglers were startlingly prompt for the planned noon start for their visit to the West Country and Tarbarrow, the ground concealed in the woods. It is not often that the outfield is described as ‘rolling’, requiring just a little more to reach the rope in some...

The challenge facing a skipper when he wins the toss is that he has to make a decision. And of late, those winning the toss and batting (the obvious choice when the sun is out) have failed to make it count. Sarfraz Ahmed was fooled by a momentary glimpse of the sun at...