NICK CAIN
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“The Lions would be turned from a living, roaring success into a moth-eaten parody within a decade”
THE idea of Lions tours running through July into the first week in August, clashing with Test cricket, football World Cups and European Championships, tennis at Wimbledon, the British Open, and racing at Ascot, is nothing short of administrative vandalism.
Make no mistake, the decision to jam the Lions – the most famous touring side in sport – into a five-week window of eight matches during the height of a British summe...