International sport will finally return in Britain on Wednesday, when England take on West Indies in the world's first cricket test match since mid-March owing to coronavirus pandemic.
It's clear the match being staged at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton is about much more than just cricket.
A smoothly run test series, played in a strictly isolated environment featuring repeated Covid-19 testing and social distancing, can not only lay the blueprint for future matches and tours in cricket, but also events in other sports targeting a resumption.
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