If ever there was a Test match for our times, the 141.1 overs of unadulterated madness from Perth might be it - an English capitulation for the TikTok generation.

This is where we’re at in 2025.

When a wicket falls every four and a half overs, Stuart Broad’s tortured viewing is social media catnip, Usman Khawaja’s golf game becomes the latest culture wars launching point, and Cricket Australia is staring down an estimated $4 million shortfall of missing cricket. The last bit is ironic, given that the high-octane, T20 format is where the game’s future and fortunes lie.

Myriad ways of dissecting one of the shortest and there’s no denying, most entertaining Tests in history present. And because it’s 2025, they’re all hot takes.

A personal favourite is Cricinfo’s description of Engl

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