It’s the 26th of December, and that means the Boxing Day Test is underway – five full days of bowling and batting in the relentless heat. I suspect it’s called test cricket because it’s a test of mental and physical endurance both for players and spectators. My love of cricket has already reached saturation levels on day one, and I find myself looking back over the year in the form of lessons learned.

Candour? Can do!

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