LIKE so many redemption stories, New Zealand’s journey to becoming world Test champions was borne of calamity: the team’s dismissal for 45 in Cape Town eight years ago.
There would have been a collective sigh of relief among Australia’s batsmen at news of Jofra Archer’s withdrawal from cricket for the remainder of 2021, after another stress fracture was discovered in his right elbow.
They have felt the pain of his searing pace before, literally, and were likely to do so again, especially as this winter’s Ashes is set to be played on hard, unyielding pitches handy for tall, fast bowlers li...