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Pandemic puts a pause on England and Australia’s vital talent exchange – The Guardian
For decades hundreds of players from the two countries have spent their winters trying club cricket on the other side of the world … but not this year
For all the white heat of the Ashes rivalry, the relationship between England and Australia is arguably the most symbiotic in world cricket; an alternating seasonal exchange of talent that enriches both ecosystems far more than is often heralded.
Beyond the regular influx of Australians in the county game and what is now a surge of English cricketers in the mens and womens Big Bash Leagues, hundreds of players from the two countries typically spend their winters playing club cricket on the other…
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