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2. England and the Infamous Forfeits

It鈥檚 the final Test. The series is done. Then Hansie makes a move no one expects and a washed out match becomes one of cricket鈥檚 strangest moments.

It鈥檚 the final Test of a five-match series, and everyone鈥檚 already packed their bags. Three days of rain, no result, nothing to play for. Then out of nowhere, Hansie Cronje makes an offer, and the game is back on. In Episode 2, Mark Butcher takes us inside one of the weirdest days he鈥檚 ever seen on a cricket field. At the time, it looked like a stroke of sportsmanship. But in hindsight? Let鈥檚 just say not everything is as it seems.

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