A window has opened in the 2023 summer for Test cricket to win hearts and minds

The Ashes urn on the outfield at Edgbaston [Getty Images]

SAM MORSHEAD AT EDGBASTON: Yes, it is compact - at 46 days, this series is just shy of a full Truss - but that is not unusual among recent Ashes campaigns. And if an economy can be crashed in seven weeks, winning sporting hearts should be a doddle