Test cricket is surely the sport of masochists. Five days of play at a glacial pace more often than not ending in a draw or abandonment on account of rain. The start of last week’s first test between New Zealand and England added political indoctrination to this exquisite self-torture.

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My debut novel is available at TrossPublishing.co.nz. I have had my work published in the Australian Spectator, the New Zealand Herald and several on-line publications. One of the only right-wing people...