The fifth Test between England and India could scarcely have done more to honour Graham Thorpe, who died by suicide a year ago. The match at the Oval ended a series already rich in character and rancour with a final, perfect drama: hope, misfortune, silliness, heroism, disappointment, catharsis – a deeply human story, such as only cricket can tell.
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