Pat Brown: "Cricket's just not a big deal anymore; a bad day's cricket is still a pretty good day"

NICK FRIEND – INTERVIEW: Brown, who earned four T20I caps in 2019, was best mates with Josh Baker and was chosen to make a speech at the ceremony to celebrate his life; his England Lions recall comes after a tragic summer, full of perspective

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