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The Amazon Prime doc that will convert anyone to cricket

The Test: A New Era for Australia's Team may have a terrible title but it's gripping viewing – and will even make you warm to the Aussies

This doc will give you a new perspective on the Aussies – pictured here celebrating their win over England in the fourth test of the 2019 Ashes. Photo: Alex Davidson / Getty Images 
issue 18 April 2020
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Imagine rooting for the Australian cricket team. If you’re Scottish, Welsh or Irish — or Australian obviously — it might not be such a stretch. But for an Englishman, I suspect, it’s nigh on impossible. It would be like supporting Germany in the (football) World Cup. Or yearning for the All Blacks to win the rugby.

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