'Long season of endless enjoyment'

Stephen Brenkley, in the Independent on Sunday, recaps an excellent summer for England.

Never has an English season started so early – for a century and more May was perfectly acceptable – and never has it finished so late. (The first hundred, incidentally, was scored for MCC by Rahul Dravid, who was to leave a deeper imprint later). There was plenty to cherish and savour in the filling.