Wait On a Bit

Why are we playing Test matches at this time of the year?

This has been a bugbear of mine for a few years now. It's cold, the football season has reached its critical part, and players have only just got their kit out of the garage and dusted it off. We keep being told that international cricketers play too much, so what is the point in playing these games now.

I know that we can never guarantee the weather later on in the summer either, but one 5-test series is enough for a summer when we have so many other international games to play. I would much prefer to see the England players have a few weeks with their Counties to sort out any glitches in their game.