After the Test series drama, the game’s shortest form returned with Grace Harris helping Spirit home in curtain raiser to outfox Invincibles
How do you follow that? Mohammed Siraj is still on the mind, bowling, always bowling, programmed to wobble it in at off‑stump until the collapse of civilisation. Anyone who witnessed Chris Woakes, scrapping for singles with his slinged‑up arm, merits a week off to head to the sauna, play the vinyls, whatever gets you to decompress.
But this is the English cricketing summer, refusing to give you a minute, packed beyond comprehension. A day after the conclusion of the Test summer, it was time to start the Hundred north of the river with the capital double-header: London Spirit against Oval Invincibles.
Written by Taha Hashim at Lord’s
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/aug/05/the-hundred-cricket-oval-invincibles-london-spirit-fox under the title “The Hundred returns with star names, tech titans and an intruder who thrilled Lord’s”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
