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What does a drought look like? Check out the huge gap in the England column of this list of victors in tests between England and Australia at Lord’s.

So the first ashes test in Cardiff has finished in a nail biter. The English 10 and 11 held out for about 12 overs at the end of day 5, preventing what would have been a huge win for Australia.

Australia obviously played fantastically, getting 4 centuries in their one innings and ending up 1 wicket and a few runs away from a big win. England might have played poorly (particularly both of Pietersen’s dismissals), but playing out the draw showed character, and they should be more competitive in the rest of the series.

Half a world away in Kingstown, Bangladesh are fighting hard for their second ever test win, playing against a West Indian team so severely weakened by a strike due to a contract dispute that they have 7 uncapped players in the team.

The gulf that seperates the quality of these two pieces of cricket is as wide and as deep as the ocean that physically seperates the games.