London — Cricket will not be the same once the first ball is bowled in the first Test between England and Australia at Edgbaston on Thursday.

There will be names and numbers on the backs of the players’ shirts‚ and at stake — along with the Ashes — will be points in the World Test Championship (WTC)‚ which the International Cricket Council (ICC) launched on Monday...

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