30-11-2020 17:30 via theguardian.com

Australia's Indian summer is proof ODIs should precede Tests | Geoff Lemon

This tour is a real-time refresher course on why starting with limited-overs matches is the best methodThe argument for playing one-day matches before a Test series has always been straightforward. You have an entree before the main. For spectators, shorter matches rouse the appetite. For players, it follows the principle of building up training loads, working their way into the most demanding format a day at a time.On both sides of the boundary it creates continuity, an earlier start to the thr
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