England have gone 2-0 up in the T20 bubble series thanks to Jos Buttler being maybe England’s best ever white ball player and Australia being on a contiki bubble tour. Are Australia good? Is anyone good? What do rankings mean? And who has to throw the ball back when another Dawad Malan bomb lands in the empty seats?

 

Ian Bell announces his retirement so we dissect his 22 Test century career through the lens of two blokes with zero rest centuries.

 

And finally, Darren Lehman’s coaching role for Yorkshire’s hundred team is being scrutinised after claims of institutional racism spread this week.

 

#AskTGC involves playing rare sports outside of cricket and playing against the England women’s blind team.

 

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