THE ECB has staked most of its reputation and much of the family silver on The Hundred which starts today with considerable fanfare.
But England, Pakistan and 21,000 people at Old Trafford showed last night there remains nothing much wrong with T20 in this nerve-jangling climax.
Chris Jordan and David Willey brought home a three-wicket victory with two balls to spare and clinch a 2-1 series win.
Yet they did so in a match played out to echoes of Hi-Ho Silver Lining and Sweet Caroline, hooting horns and fluttering green flags of Pakistan and with a full house crammed in under beating sun which provided a ringing endorsement.
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