By Tawhid Qureshi

As Matthew Wade sat on the deserted benches in front of the Lord’s pavilion, in comparison to the intense Ashes drama unfolding just a few tube stops away at The Oval, the scene around him might have belonged to a different planet.
Against a backdrop of grey skies, a kids’ coaching session was taking place on the outfield, facilitated by Wade’s London Spirit teammates. The 35-year-old Tasmanian insisted that there was nowhere else he would rather be.
“I don’t miss having to go out there and be switched on for every single day, five days in a row, and all the scrutiny that...